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

2. As children, what do Chimali and Mixtli pretend they are and will be as adults?
(a) Singers.
(b) Peace makers.
(c) Artists.
(d) Great warriors.

3. 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.

4. Where does Tepetzalan work?
(a) He is the king, so he doesn't really work anywhere specific.
(b) He is unemployed.
(c) In a rock quarry.
(d) On the subway.

5. What does Mixtli learn about the Mexican people in his first history class?
(a) That they were nomads.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) That he has incorrect ideas about their history.
(d) That they adopted the civilization of their new neighbors in the Lake region.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tepetzalan also known as?

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

3. What is Emperor Carlos the ruler of?

4. What is distinct about the man who stops Mixtli on his naming day and asks to read his fortune?

5. Why is Mixtli sad to leave his hometown for Texcoco?

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