Assault on the Aztecs! Test Your Knowledge of the Aztec civilization with this 18 Question Quiz

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Question 1

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What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) Tenochtitlan	0
	B) Cuzco	0
	C) Tikal	0
	D) Chichen Itza	0

Question 2

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The terrain of which modern-day country was the heartland of the Aztec civilization?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) Mexico	0
	B) Peru	0
	C) Guatemala	0
	D) Ecuador	0

Question 3

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Which famous Spanish conquistador led the expedition that resulted in the fall of the Aztec Empire?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) Francisco Pizarro	0
	B) Hernán Cortés	0
	C) Christopher Columbus	0
	D) Vasco da Gama	0

Question 4

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What was the Aztec writing system based on?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) Cuneiform	0
	B) Letters	0
	C) Runes	0
	D) Hieroglyphs	0

Question 5

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What was the name of the Aztec sun god?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) Huitzilopochtli	0
	B) Quetzalcoatl	0
	C) Tlaloc	0
	D) Tezcatlipoca	0

Question 6

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What was the purpose of the Aztec ritual of "Tlachtli"?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) Astrological predictions	0
	B) Religious sacrifices	0
	C) Military training	0
	D) Trade negotiations	0

Question 7

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The "Chinampas" were artificial islands used by the Aztecs for what purpose?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) Housing nobility	0
	B) Religious ceremonies	0
	C) Agricultural farming	0
	D) Defensive outposts	0

Question 8

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What was the name of the legendary Aztec ruler who reigned during the Spanish conquest?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) Moctezuma II	0
	B) Montezuma I	0
	C) Atahualpa	0
	D) Cuauhtémoc	0

Question 9

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What was the main staple food of the Aztec civilization?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) Potatoes	0
	B) Corn (maize)	1
	C) Rice	0
	D) Wheat	0

Question 10

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The Aztec "Templo Mayor", found in Mexico City in 1978, was dedicated to which two deities?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) Tlaloc and Quetzalcoatl	0
	B) Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc	0
	C) Coatlicue and Xipe Totec	0
	D) Chalchiuhtlicue and Xochiquetzal	0

Question 11

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What event marked the foundation of the Aztec Empire?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) The construction of the Templo Mayor	0
	B) The defeat of the Teotihuacan civilization	0
	C) The arrival of Quetzalcoatl	0
	D) The Triple Alliance of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan	1

Question 12

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The Aztecs believed that the world had ended and been recreated several times before. How many ages did they think have occurred?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) Three	0
	B) Five	0
	C) Seven	0
	D) Nine	0

Question 13

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The Aztecs measured time using which two calendars?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) The Solar and the Lunar calendars	0
	B) The Tonalpohualli and the Xiuhpohualli	0
	C) The Gregorian and the Julian calendars	0
	D) The Haab and the Tzolk'in	0

Question 14

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What did the Aztec "Pochteca" serve as?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) Priests	0
	B) Warriors	0
	C) Traders and merchants	0
	D) Artisans	0

Question 15

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What was the fate of the last Aztec emperor, Cuauhtémoc, after the fall of Tenochtitlan?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) He was tortured and executed by the Spanish	1
	B) He escaped and went into hiding	0
	C) He was made a Spanish noble	0
	D) He continued to rule under Spanish control	0

Question 16

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Who was Malinche, and what role did she play during the Spanish conquest?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) An Aztec princess who betrayed her people	0
	B) The wife of Hernán Cortés who aided the Spanish	0
	C) An Incan spy who informed the Spanish of military strategies	0
	D) A translator and advisor for Hernán Cortés	0

Question 17

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What was "La Noche Triste" (The Night of Sorrows) in Aztec history?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) A devastating earthquake that struck Tenochtitlan	0
	B) A failed coup attempt against the Aztec ruler	0
	C) A rebellion by the Aztec nobility	0
	D) The night the Spanish forces were forced to retreat from Tenochtitlan	0

Question 18

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Which disease, brought by the Spanish conquistadors, played a significant role in the decline of the Aztec Empire?

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Your answer	Choice	Score	Correct answer
	A) Smallpox	0
	B) Measles	0
	C) Influenza	0
	D) Tuberculosis	0

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