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Aztec Mythology - Quiz
  • 1. Who was the chief god in Aztec mythology?
A) Xipe Totec
B) Quetzalcoatl
C) Tlaloc
D) Huitzilopochtli
  • 2. Which goddess was associated with love, beauty, and fertility in Aztec mythology?
A) Tonantzin
B) Coyolxauhqui
C) Xochiquetzal
D) Coatlicue
  • 3. What was the name of the Aztec feathered serpent god?
A) Quetzalcoatl
B) Huitzilopochtli
C) Tezcatlipoca
D) Xolotl
  • 4. What did the Aztecs believe was necessary to ensure the sun rose each day?
A) Offerings of gold
B) Human sacrifice
C) Dance rituals
D) Prayers to the gods
  • 5. What was the name of the Aztec festival of the dead?
A) Tlazolteotl
B) Xipe Totec
C) Mictecacihuatl
D) Quetzalcoatl
  • 6. Which city was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
A) Cuzco
B) Tenochtitlan
C) Chichen Itza
D) Tikal
  • 7. What was the name of the Aztec god of rain and fertility?
A) Chalchiuhtlicue
B) Tlaloc
C) Ehecatl
D) Tonatiuh
  • 8. Who was the god of fire in Aztec mythology?
A) Itztlacoliuhqui
B) Tlazolteotl
C) Xolotl
D) Xiuhtecuhtli
  • 9. Which deity was associated with agriculture and fertility in Aztec mythology?
A) Huehueteotl
B) Xipe Totec
C) Xochiquetzal
D) Tlaloc
  • 10. Where did the ancestors of the Mexica/Aztec originate according to one myth?
A) Chicomoztoc
B) Aztlan
C) Teotihuacan
D) Tamoanchan
  • 11. What symbolized the prophecy for the Mexica/Aztec to found their new home?
A) A serpent wrapped around a tree
B) An eagle perched on a nopal cactus holding a rattlesnake
C) A rabbit in the moon
D) A jaguar lying on a mountain
  • 12. What did the Aztecs consider the Toltec to be?
A) Traders and merchants
B) Descendants of gods
C) Originators of all culture
D) Enemies of their people
  • 13. How many great ages preceded the present world in Aztec mythology?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Five
D) Three
  • 14. Who was Coatlicue's daughter that was killed by Huitzilopochtli?
A) Coyolxauhqui
B) Ixchel
C) Chalchiuhtlicue
D) Xochiquetzal
  • 15. What did Huitzilopochtli use to kill Coyolxauhqui?
A) Xiuhcoatl, a blue snake
B) A silver arrow
C) A stone axe
D) A golden spear
  • 16. Which god sacrificed himself first to set the sun into motion?
A) Tecuciztecatl
B) Quetzalcoatl
C) Nanahuatl
D) Xolotl
  • 17. Who was the ruler of the Underworld (Mictlan) in Aztec mythology?
A) Huitzilopochtli
B) Tezcatlipoca
C) Quetzalcoatl
D) Mictlantecuhtli
  • 18. Which deity was associated with both fire and death?
A) Xolotl
B) Tlaloc
C) Quetzalcoatl
D) Huitzilopochtli
  • 19. What was Tlaloc's role in Aztec mythology?
A) God of rain, lightning, and thunder; fertility god
B) God of the sun
C) God of death
D) God of war
  • 20. Which goddess was associated with running water and storms?
A) Chalchiuhtlicue
B) Coyolxauhqui
C) Ixchel
D) Xochiquetzal
  • 21. Who was the goddess of maize in Aztec mythology?
A) Chalchiuhtlicue
B) Ixchel
C) Xochiquetzal
D) Centeotl
  • 22. Who was the god of providence and darkness?
A) Tlaloc
B) Tezcatlipoca
C) Quetzalcoatl
D) Huitzilopochtli
  • 23. Which goddess was associated with the moon?
A) Chalchiuhtlicue
B) Xochiquetzal
C) Ixchel
D) Meztli
  • 24. Who was the god of the sun in Aztec mythology?
A) Tlaloc
B) Quetzalcoatl
C) Huitzilopochtli
D) Tonatiuh
  • 25. Which god was associated with the hunt and identified with the Milky Way?
A) Mixcoatl
B) Quetzalcoatl
C) Tlaloc
D) Huitzilopochtli
  • 26. Who was the goddess of lust and carnality?
A) Chalchiuhtlicue
B) Ixchel
C) Xochiquetzal
D) Tlazolteotl
  • 27. Which deity was the god of wind?
A) Ehecatl
B) Huitzilopochtli
C) Quetzalcoatl
D) Tlaloc
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