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Aztec Daily Life Trivia Quiz

Just a few questions about the great Aztecs' daily life. :) I hope you enjoy it.

A multiple-choice quiz by akirakuran. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
akirakuran

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
320,449

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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817

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the school attended by "common" people? Hint

Calmecac

Telpochcalli

All children atteneded the same school.

Cuicacalli

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Question 2 of 10

2. When Aztecs divorced how was the property split up? Hint

The man got three fourths of the land and the woman got the remaining fourth. If the couple had children the woman got all of them.

The Aztecs couldn't divorce.

The land was divided equally along with the rest of their possessions. If the couple had children the sons would go with the father and daughters would go with the mother.

If the couple had children, the man got all the land and the woman got the children. If they didn't have children the land was split up equally.

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the main temple in the center of Tenochtitlan? Hint

The Great Temple of Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc

The Great Temple of Tlaloc

Temple of Huitzilopochtli

Temple of Xipe Totec

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Question 4 of 10

4. How often did the poor bathe? Hint

Never

Once a day

Once a year

Once a month

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many months were in an Aztec year? Hint

18 with 20 days each

There was no established calendar

20 with 18 days each

12 with 30 days each

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did a bride wear when she got married? Hint

Red feathers with yellow clay on her face

Yellow feathers with red clay on her face

White feathers with green clay on her face

Green feathers with white clay on her face

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many wives and children did Montezuma II have? Hint

He was unmarried and had many bastard children

One wife and three daughters

Two wives, nine daughters, and eleven sons

Three wives, two daughters, and seven sons

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Question 8 of 10

8. The macquauitl was a weapon often used in war. What was it made of? Hint

It was a club

It was a wooden club with obsidian wedges

It was another name for bow and arrows

It was a spear with an obsidian blade

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Question 9 of 10

9. How did the Aztecs buy things such as in food, daily supplies, etc.? Hint

They mostly bartered but cocoa beans was generally their money

They traded with the merchants but jade was accepted at any stand

They used quetzal feathers

They used gold coins

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was valued more than gold by the Aztecs? Hint

Silver

Nothing was valued more than gold

Obsidian

Jade

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the school attended by "common" people?

Answer: Telpochcalli

Telpochcalli was the equivalent of public school. It was attended by those who were going to be warriors. Calmecac was the school attended by children from wealthy families or the nobility.

2. When Aztecs divorced how was the property split up?

Answer: The land was divided equally along with the rest of their possessions. If the couple had children the sons would go with the father and daughters would go with the mother.

The Aztecs were very fair people. :)

3. What was the name of the main temple in the center of Tenochtitlan?

Answer: The Great Temple of Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc

The stairs leading up this temple were so steep it was like "walking up to the Heavens". The stairs were often stained red due to the many sacrifices made in the temple.

4. How often did the poor bathe?

Answer: Once a day

The Aztecs were very clean people. Bath houses were like saunas. It was an enclosed room connected to the house. A fire would have to be set up from the outside near the wall, then the one bathing would enter the room. They would sit on the ground and use the roots of a plant that gave off a soapy lather, they would wash their arms, legs, bodies, etc., to loosen off any dirt. If Aztecs didn't have these bath houses they would simply bathe in lakes.

5. How many months were in an Aztec year?

Answer: 18 with 20 days each

There was 18 months with 20 days, which left five "empty" days. Those days were spent praying for the new year. Any child born during those days were thought to be unlucky and sacrificed immediately.

6. What did a bride wear when she got married?

Answer: Red feathers with yellow clay on her face

The bride was then carried from her home to her new home where she would get married.

7. How many wives and children did Montezuma II have?

Answer: Two wives, nine daughters, and eleven sons

He had two wives but many mistresses.

8. The macquauitl was a weapon often used in war. What was it made of?

Answer: It was a wooden club with obsidian wedges

The macquauitl was very sharp and was extremely painful when wedged into the skin.

9. How did the Aztecs buy things such as in food, daily supplies, etc.?

Answer: They mostly bartered but cocoa beans was generally their money

Albert Marrin wrote in his book "Aztecs and Spaniards: Cortes and the Conquest of Mexico" "Trade was by barter since the Aztecs didn't use money.(...) Cocoa beans were valuable in themselves and accepted in any purchase."

10. What was valued more than gold by the Aztecs?

Answer: Jade

The Aztecs valued jade more than gold because jade was the color of plant life, the color of life.

Source: Author akirakuran

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