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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What astrological event marks the New Fire ceremony?
(a) The eclips of the sun.
(b) The lunar eclipse.
(c) A meteor shower.
(d) The arising of the "six stars."

2. Why does Motecuzoma become ruler?
(a) Because the previous king kills himself.
(b) Because he kills the previous king.
(c) Because Ahuitzotl dies.
(d) Because he marries the princess.

3. What deity comes to Mixtli in a vision?
(a) Night Wind.
(b) Midnight Storm.
(c) Evening Sun.
(d) Morning Dawn.

4. According to his vision, what is to be Mixtli's role in the future?
(a) To remember the civilization that is about to be destroyed.
(b) To document why the aqueduct broke.
(c) To become the new king of his country.
(d) To unite the warring tribes.

5. What athletic activity do the Raramuri engage in?
(a) Long-distance running.
(b) Wrestling.
(c) Pole vaulting.
(d) Sword fighting.

6. What is happening to Mixtli's wife's health as the Spanish continue to invade?
(a) It is declining.
(b) This is a trick question; her health is never mentioned.
(c) It is somehow becoming better.
(d) It stays the same.

7. How long does it take to build the aqueduct?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) A lifetime.
(d) Ten years.

8. What does the tribute collector do when he learns that the Spanish troops are in charge?
(a) He begins to loot the Totonaca area.
(b) He kills the few Spanish soldiers.
(c) He has Verzcruz destroyed.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

9. Who does Motecuzoma send to Cortes after he defeats the Texcalans?
(a) The Twin Ladies.
(b) The Snake Woman.
(c) Tzitzi.
(d) Zyanya.

10. What happens to Ticklish's child when she gives birth?
(a) He is stillborn.
(b) He is deemed to be a god.
(c) He is kidnapped almost immediately.
(d) He is paralyzed.

11. Where does Mixtli follow the lava flow to?
(a) The volcano itself.
(b) An iceberg.
(c) The sea.
(d) A secret underground cave.

12. Whom does Mixtli send to exact revenge on his enemy in the duel?
(a) The Cloud People.
(b) Zyanya.
(c) Beu Ribe.
(d) Cozcatl.

13. How does Nochipa die?
(a) She falls from a tree and snaps her neck.
(b) She is raped and murdered in a fertility ritual.
(c) She drowns, just like her mother.
(d) She is killed by Mixtli, just like her mother.

14. What kind of town is "Where the Water Gushes"?
(a) Raramuri.
(b) Aztec.
(c) Maya.
(d) Otomite.

15. What does Mixtli try to do to the woman he finds sitting but dead near an Otomi town?
(a) Find out her name.
(b) Find her clothes.
(c) Bury her.
(d) Have sex with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is noticeable about the shipwrecked Spanish soldiers?

2. Against what does the Speaking council ready to revolt?

3. What revenge does Mixtli exact on his enemy in the duel?

4. Who sponsors Mixtli's wedding?

5. What does Mixtli encourage the ruler of Aztlan to do?

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