DLPT Spanish 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A DLPT Spanish text refers to 'armas de destrucción masiva.' What category of weapons is being discussed?
- Conventional small arms
- Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) (Correct answer)
- Anti-tank weapons
- Precision-guided munitions
Correct answer: Weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
'Armas de destrucción masiva' is the direct Spanish equivalent of 'weapons of mass destruction' (WMD).
Question 2: A DLPT passage uses the expression 'zona desmilitarizada.' In a security context, what is this?
- A heavily fortified military zone
- A demilitarized zone (DMZ) (Correct answer)
- A zone under martial law
- A zone reserved for military training
Correct answer: A demilitarized zone (DMZ)
'Zona desmilitarizada' directly translates to 'demilitarized zone' (DMZ), an area where military forces are prohibited.
Question 3: In a DLPT Spanish reading, the phrase 'toma de rehenes' appears in a counterterrorism context. What does this phrase mean?
- Release of prisoners
- Hostage-taking (Correct answer)
- Assassination of officials
- Bombing of infrastructure
Correct answer: Hostage-taking
'Toma de rehenes' means 'hostage-taking,' where 'toma' means 'taking' and 'rehenes' means 'hostages.'
Question 4: A DLPT listening passage describes a 'golpe de estado.' What event does this phrase describe?
- A democratic election
- A coup d'état (seizure of government) (Correct answer)
- A diplomatic summit
- A border skirmish
Correct 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.
Question 5: A DLPT Spanish passage states that a country 'violó el tratado internacional.' What did the country do?
- Signed the international treaty
- Violated the international treaty (Correct answer)
- Ratified the international treaty
- Withdrew from the international treaty
Correct answer: Violated the international treaty
'Violó' is the preterite of 'violar' (to violate), so the country violated the international treaty.
Question 6: On the DLPT, a test-taker reads about 'vigilancia aérea' over a contested region. What does 'vigilancia aérea' mean?
- Air defense systems
- Aerial surveillance (Correct answer)
- Air traffic control
- Aerial bombardment
Correct answer: Aerial surveillance
'Vigilancia aérea' means 'aerial surveillance,' referring to monitoring activities conducted from aircraft or satellites.
Question 7: A DLPT Spanish text describes a political leader who 'buscó asilo político en otro país.' What did the leader do?
- Invaded another country
- Sought political asylum in another country (Correct answer)
- Signed a political alliance with another country
- Established an embassy in another country
Correct 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.
DLPT Spanish 5
A DLPT Spanish text refers to 'armas de destrucción masiva.' What category of weapons is being discussed?