1. 1. The modern Spanish alphabet has how many letters? a) 25 b) 26 c) 27 d) 28 The extra letter is ñ, like in the word los niños(the children). 2. The word yo means _______ in Spanish. a) I b) you c) he or she d) they The word yo means “I” in Spanish. 3. Which one of the following should be capitalized in Spanish? a) people's titles b) proper adjectives c) people's names d) all of the above People’s names are capitalized in Spanish, but people’s titles and proper adjectives are not. 4. The English translation of buenas tardes is: a) good morning b) good afternoon c) good night d) goodbye The English translation of “buenas tardes” is “good afternoon.” 5. True or false: In Spanish, a question has an additional upside-down question mark at the beginning of the sentence. It’s true, so make sure you put an upside-down question mark at the beginning of your sentences. 6. How do you say “thank you” in Spanish? a) danke b) gracias c) grazie d) merci “Thank you” in Spanish is gracias. 7. If you were painting a picture of the sun, what color would you use? a) amarillo b) azul c) rojo d) verde Amarillo means yellow in Spanish. 8. True or false: Some Spanish words are only distinguished by their accents. TRUE. Example: el is the male definite article, but él is the pronoun “he.” 9. Nouns that end in “o” are usually _______ and nouns that end in “a” are usually _______. a) masculine, feminine b) feminine, masculine c) masculine, masculine d) feminine, feminine Nouns that end in “o” are usually masculine, and nouns that end in “a” are usually feminine. 10. Uno+ dos+ tres= a) cinco b) seis c) siete d) ocho Uno (1) + dos (2) + tres (3) = seis (6) 11. What is Spanish for “thirty”? a) trece b) quince c) veintitrés d) treinta Treinta is thirty in Spanish. 12. How would you say, “the hats” in Spanish? a) el sombreros b) la sombreros c) las sombreros d) los sombreros Sombreros is a masculine plural word, so you would use the article los. 13. If you are referring to a group consisting of both men and women, you should use the pronoun: a) ellas b) ellos c) unas d) unos Ellos is used for a group of men or a group of both men and women. 14. Using the regular verb correr, how would you say, “She runs”? a) Ella corra b) Ella corre c) Ella curri d) Ella corr Correr is a regular “-er” verb, so the third person ending is “e.” 15. How do you translate “President Taft” in Spanish? a) el Presidente Taft b) el Presidente taft c) el presidente Taft d) el presidente taft People’s titles are not capitalized in Spanish, but their names are.   Click here to return to the Episode Page.