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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part X, P. 723 to P. 796.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gives Mixtli the advantage in his duel?
(a) His far-seeing looking glass.
(b) He uses sorcery.
(c) He gets there early.
(d) He has a gun he got from the conquerors.

2. What body fluid does on Otomi townspeople drink because they think it is magical?
(a) Mucus.
(b) Tears.
(c) Urine.
(d) Blood.

3. How does Mixtli gauge if the tribes he meets are kin?
(a) If he has heard of them before.
(b) If they speak Nahuatl.
(c) If they know the proper way to greet a stranger.
(d) If they know the secret handhake.

4. What does Mixtli do to the cranky young man in a loincloth he finds fishing for frogs?
(a) Kills him.
(b) Kidnaps him and sells him into slavery.
(c) Pushes him into the water.
(d) Offers him one of his prized quartz crystals.

5. What tribe has an old wise man who claims to know that they are descendants of the ancient Azteca people?
(a) Manteca.
(b) Tzitzi.
(c) Mapimi.
(d) Canautli.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Tzitzi summoned by priests?

2. What happens to Beu Ribe that causes Mixtli to start to plan revenge?

3. What do Mixtli and his men dress like as they go in search of the purple dye?

4. What is an acali?

5. Who are sacrificed at the end of the hollow days?

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