22 questions
T/F
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were married to each other.
True
False
T/F
Tecunumán was the ruling Aztec emperor in present-day Mexico when the Spanish arrived.
True
False
T/F
On September 16th, Mexico celebrates its independence from the United States.
True
False
T/F
Cinco de mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day.
True
False
T/F
La Avenida de los Insurgentes is the longest street in Mexico City.
True
False
T/F
Tulum was an Aztec ruler.
True
False
T/F
Chichén Itzá is located on the Yucatan peninsula.
True
False
What was the name of the capital city of the Aztecs?
Chapultepec
Tenochtitlán
Tulum
Chichén Itzá
What is the name of the largest park located in Mexico City?
Riviera Maya
La Virgen de Guadalupe
El Bosque de Chapultepec
Plaza Mayor
What is the name of Mexico’s largest remaining rainforest?
La Reserva Biosfera de Calakmul
El Museo Nacional
La Basílica de Guadalupe
Zócalo
La Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe is what kind of building?
church
museum
castle
university
When do Mexican girls celebrate their quinceañera?
the night before their wedding
at their baptism
on their 15th birthday
on their 50th birthday
What does the word autorretrato mean in English?
automobile
retractable
self-portrait
self-cleaning
Who was Tláloc?
the Aztec god of water and rain
an Aztec warrior
an interpreter for the Spanish and the Aztecs
an Aztec poet
The Spanish destroyed Aztec structures and used the stones to build what?
houses
public buildings
fortresses
aqueducts
Why did the Aztecs build pyramids?
to serve as palaces
to honor their gods
to serve as astronomical observatories
to provide a place for social gatherings
What are two items that can be found in el Museo Nacional de Antropología?
El Monumento de la Independencia
El Caballero Águila
La Piedra del Sol
Mascaras de Teotihuacán
What are the two names for the area in the center of Mexico City?
La Plaza de la Constitución
La Plaza Mayor
Tenochtitlán
El Zócalo
What are the two names in Spanish for the present-day capital of Mexico?
La gran ciudad
La Ciudad de México
El Centro Mayor
El Distrito Federal (D.F.)
What are two ingredients in el mole poblano?
beans
chocolate
chile
corn
Who lived in the Museo Casa-Estudio?
Hernán Cortés
Frida Kahlo
Miguel de Cervantes
Diego Rivera
T/F
Tulum was an Aztec ruler.
True
False