Aztec Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, P. 136 to P. 228.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are swords sharpened in Mixtli's hometown?
(a) On very hard wood trees.
(b) By leaving them in the river.
(c) With other swords.
(d) With sharp obsidian rocks.

2. What will happen if Pactli marries Tzitzilini?
(a) All of her former boyfriends will be killed.
(b) The family will become nobles.
(c) She will have to leave her hometown.
(d) She must bear a son within one year.

3. What does Mixtli's formal, adult name mean?
(a) Steady Mountain.
(b) Dark Cloud.
(c) Deep-Rooted Tree.
(d) Cleansing Rain.

4. Why is Tzitzi summoned by priests?
(a) Because she has started talking in tongues.
(b) Because she can see the future.
(c) To be examined for virginity.
(d) Because she has confessed to being a sinner.

5. What is an acali?
(a) The royal boat that takes Mixtli back to Texcoco.
(b) A spy.
(c) A strange bug that seems to have mystical powers.
(d) The name given to the person about to be sacrificed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Blood Gutton?

2. What does Teotihuacan mean?

3. As children, what do Chimali and Mixtli pretend they are and will be as adults?

4. Who is Red Heron?

5. Who wrote Aztec?

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