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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VIII, P. 585 to P. 630.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Mixtli on his way to Gie Bele's house the second time?
(a) He breaks his leg and gets trapped in a cave.
(b) He loses one foot to a crocodile.
(c) He is attacked and thought killed.
(d) He loses a bet and must become her slave.

2. What about the purple dye is so intriguing when Mixtli first hears of it?
(a) It comes from the gods.
(b) Only women can use it.
(c) It is permanent.
(d) It disappears after three days.

3. What modern day city would Mixtli have been from?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) New York.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Rome.

4. What is so distinct about the Cloud People?
(a) They have very, very small ears.
(b) They don't talk.
(c) They are very beautiful.
(d) Their voices are very high pitched.

5. Who are sacrificed at the end of the hollow days?
(a) Two goats.
(b) Mixtli's favorite servants.
(c) No one.
(d) Two slave children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Aztec?

2. What does Mixtli see being built on his naming day?

3. What happens during the "five hollow days" in Mixtli's hometown?

4. How does Chimali hide his hair as a child?

5. How long does it take to build the aqueduct?

(see the answer key)

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