DLPT Spanish 5

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Weapons of mass destruction (WMD)

Answer

'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?

Accepted Answer

A demilitarized zone (DMZ)

Answer

'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?

Accepted Answer

Hostage-taking

Answer

'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?

Accepted Answer

A coup d'état (seizure of government)

Answer

'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?

Accepted Answer

Violated the international treaty

Answer

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

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