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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What modern day city would Mixtli have been from?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Rome.
(d) New York.

2. How does Ahuitzotl plan to celebrate Mixtli's return with the crystal?
(a) By having a large party.
(b) By fasting out of gratitude.
(c) By throwing him in a dungeon.
(d) By praying to the gods in silence.

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

4. What is the ruler's zoo made up of?
(a) Human freaks.
(b) Animals that have been captured from the jungle.
(c) Animals from India.
(d) Sea creatures.

5. What about the purple dye is so intriguing when Mixtli first hears of it?
(a) It comes from the gods.
(b) It is permanent.
(c) It disappears after three days.
(d) Only women can use it.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what job is Mitxtli working when his sister seduces him?

2. What does Mixtli notice about Zyanya and Beu Ribe's blouses?

3. Who wrote Aztec?

4. What does Teotihuacan mean?

5. Who knows where her father went to get the mysterious purple dye?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Blood Glutton, how can Mixtli still achieve a flowery death if he cannot be victorious in battle?

2. After the Bishop writes down Mixtli's tale of going to the court of Texcoco, what commentary does he add?

3. What prediction does a stranger, who is sitting on a bench, make about Mixtli's future shortly after his renaming ceremony?

4. What does Mixtli do to the tapestry, made by his rival Chimali, when he sees it in a foreign ruler's court?

5. How does Mixtli's sister seduce him?

6. According to legend, which god is said to return with the Toltec people?

7. How old is Mixtli when he sees his first human sacrifice?

8. Why is Mixtli's home area called the five lakes region?

9. Who tells Mixtli the truth about what has happened to his sister?

10. What happens to Mixtli's boatmen while he is searching for the purple dye?

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