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  1. A DLPT Spanish text refers to 'armas de destrucción masiva.' What category of weapons is being discussed?

    Answer: Weapons of mass destruction (WMD)

    'Armas de destrucción masiva' is the direct Spanish equivalent of 'weapons of mass destruction' (WMD).

  2. A DLPT passage uses the expression 'zona desmilitarizada.' In a security context, what is this?

    Answer: A demilitarized zone (DMZ)

    'Zona desmilitarizada' directly translates to 'demilitarized zone' (DMZ), an area where military forces are prohibited.

  3. In a DLPT Spanish reading, the phrase 'toma de rehenes' appears in a counterterrorism context. What does this phrase mean?

    Answer: Hostage-taking

    'Toma de rehenes' means 'hostage-taking,' where 'toma' means 'taking' and 'rehenes' means 'hostages.'

  4. A DLPT listening passage describes a 'golpe de estado.' What event does this phrase describe?

    Answer: A coup d'état (seizure of government)

    'Golpe de estado' literally means 'blow to the state' and refers to a coup d'état, the sudden seizure of government power.

  5. A DLPT Spanish passage states that a country 'violó el tratado internacional.' What did the country do?

    Answer: Violated the international treaty

    'Violó' is the preterite of 'violar' (to violate), so the country violated the international treaty.

  6. On the DLPT, a test-taker reads about 'vigilancia aérea' over a contested region. What does 'vigilancia aérea' mean?

    Answer: Aerial surveillance

    'Vigilancia aérea' means 'aerial surveillance,' referring to monitoring activities conducted from aircraft or satellites.

  7. A DLPT Spanish text describes a political leader who 'buscó asilo político en otro país.' What did the leader do?

    Answer: Sought political asylum in another country

    'Buscó asilo político en otro país' means 'sought political asylum in another country,' indicating the leader fled to seek protection abroad.