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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 gives Mixtli the advantage in his duel?
(a) He uses sorcery.
(b) His far-seeing looking glass.
(c) He gets there early.
(d) He has a gun he got from the conquerors.

2. Who is Cayaulxauqui?
(a) The sun goddess.
(b) The fire goddess.
(c) The moon goddess.
(d) The wind goddess.

3. Who kills Blood Gutton?
(a) Ahuitzotl's guards.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) Ahuitzotl's daughter.
(d) Ahuitzotl himself.

4. Who crashes Mixtli's wedding?
(a) Chimali.
(b) Master Tuxtem.
(c) Ahuitzotl.
(d) Blood Glutton.

5. Who wants to marry Mixtli's slave, Ticklish?
(a) Chimali.
(b) Zyanya.
(c) Ahuitzotl.
(d) Cozcatl.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what tribe does the man in the loincloth, fishing for frogs, claim to be?

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

3. What religion are the Spaniards trying to spread?

4. Who warns Ahuitzotl that another aqueduct might flood the city?

5. What kind of sense does Mixtli get from talking to the shipwrecked Spaniards?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Snake Woman realize after she is sent with golden gifts to Cortes in Chololan?

2. What does Mixtli do to show his urgency among the priests who hold the purple dye?

3. Why does Cortes burn all of his ships but one?

4. How does Motecuzoma handle the attack of the tribute collector?

5. What does Malintzin's ambitious behavior demonstrate right away to Mixtli?

6. Who does Mixtli suspect rapes Beu Ribe?

7. What makes Mixtli decide to return to his wanderings when he is running with the Raramuri?

8. What is the effect of taking jipuri cacti?

9. What kinds of weapons does Cortes place on the roof of Motecuzoma's palace?

10. What unique physical feature does the "unattached woman" in one of the Otomi towns have that Mixtl finds so attractive?

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