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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VII, Section 2, P. 511 to P. 584.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens when the hollow days end?
(a) Everyone confesses their sins.
(b) A new year begins.
(c) All the farmers plant their crops.
(d) There is a night of celebration.

3. What is distinct about the man who stops Mixtli on his naming day and asks to read his fortune?
(a) He is extremely tall.
(b) He has very fine clothes.
(c) He is blind.
(d) He is cacao-colored.

4. Why does Ahuitzotl decide to build another aqueduct?
(a) Because he is fascinated with water.
(b) Because he loves aqueducts.
(c) Because there is a water shortage.
(d) Because he loves architecture.

5. Who wants to marry Mixtli's slave, Ticklish?
(a) Cozcatl.
(b) Ahuitzotl.
(c) Chimali.
(d) Zyanya.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the purple dye found?

3. Who warns Ahuitzotl that another aqueduct might flood the city?

4. Who is Cozcatl?

5. What is Mixtli's formal, adult name?

(see the answer key)

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