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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI, Section 2, P. 408 to P. 461.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mixtli learn to kill game with during his first journey as a tradesman?
(a) A gun.
(b) Poison.
(c) A spear.
(d) A bow and arrow.

2. Where is Mixtli from?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Xaltocan.
(c) Chimali.
(d) Spain.

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

4. Why is Mixtli sad to leave his hometown for Texcoco?
(a) He knows he will be killed there.
(b) He is sad to leave his sister.
(c) He knows his new life will be just terrible.
(d) He doesn't want to go at all.

5. During his first trip as a tradesman, what does Mixtli learn about the great cities the Maya had built?
(a) That they are overused.
(b) That they now lie in ruins.
(c) That they are filled with people.
(d) That they have been turned into museums.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pactli wish to marry?

2. Who is Red Heron?

3. Where is the purple dye found?

4. How long does Mixtli travel for during his first journey as a tradesman?

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

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