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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has doubts about the quality of the soldiers the farmers will make in the army Mixtli must put together?
(a) Chiemi.
(b) Blood Glutton.
(c) Chimali.
(d) Angry at Everyone.

2. 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) All of these answers are correct.
(c) He has Verzcruz destroyed.
(d) He kills the few Spanish soldiers.

3. What does Nezahualpili warn about starting wars with other groups during a conference that Mixtil attends?
(a) There should be no wars with other nations.
(b) None of these answers are correct.
(c) The nations should prepare for an outlander invasion.
(d) Both of these answers are correct.

4. When do the Texcalans fight against Cortes?
(a) Day.
(b) Both day and night.
(c) None of these answers are correct.
(d) Night.

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

6. 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."

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

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

9. What revenge does Mixtli exact on his enemy in the duel?
(a) The person's eyes and tongue are cut out.
(b) The person's hands are cut off.
(c) The person is simply killed.
(d) The person is chosen for human sacrifice.

10. Who comes and visits Mixtli and Zyanya, and stays awhile, in their new home?
(a) Beu Ribe.
(b) Chimali.
(c) Ahuitzotl.
(d) Chiemi.

11. With whom does Mixtli get in a duel?
(a) Blood Glutton.
(b) Chimali.
(c) Ahuitzotl.
(d) Master Tuxtem.

12. Who takes care of Mixtli's house when he goes an another journey after the flood?
(a) Ahuitzotl's servants.
(b) Ahuitzotl.
(c) Zyanya.
(d) Cozcatl and Ticklish.

13. When Mixtli finds shore after being adrift, under what kind of tree does Mixtli collapse?
(a) A palm tree.
(b) A pine tree.
(c) A sacred tree.
(d) An oak tree.

14. Who is Malintzin?
(a) Mixtli's secret lover.
(b) Mixtli's second daughter.
(c) The new ruler of the Mexica Empire.
(d) A slave girl with unusual ambition.

15. What do Mixtli and his men dress like as they go in search of the purple dye?
(a) Scholars.
(b) Priests.
(c) Women.
(d) Mexica warriors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Mixtli a house?

2. How does Zyanya die?

3. What body fluid does on Otomi townspeople drink because they think it is magical?

4. How is the tribute collector punished for his deeds?

5. Where does Mixtli follow the lava flow to?

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