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  • 1. Who was the chief god in Aztec mythology?
A) Tlaloc
B) Huitzilopochtli
C) Xipe Totec
D) Quetzalcoatl
  • 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) Tezcatlipoca
B) Quetzalcoatl
C) Huitzilopochtli
D) Xolotl
  • 4. What did the Aztecs believe was necessary to ensure the sun rose each day?
A) Human sacrifice
B) Dance rituals
C) Offerings of gold
D) Prayers to the gods
  • 5. What was the name of the Aztec festival of the dead?
A) Quetzalcoatl
B) Mictecacihuatl
C) Tlazolteotl
D) Xipe Totec
  • 6. Which city was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
A) Tenochtitlan
B) Tikal
C) Chichen Itza
D) Cuzco
  • 7. What was the name of the Aztec god of rain and fertility?
A) Ehecatl
B) Tlaloc
C) Tonatiuh
D) Chalchiuhtlicue
  • 8. Who was the god of fire in Aztec mythology?
A) Xolotl
B) Itztlacoliuhqui
C) Xiuhtecuhtli
D) Tlazolteotl
  • 9. Which deity was associated with agriculture and fertility in Aztec mythology?
A) Xipe Totec
B) Tlaloc
C) Huehueteotl
D) Xochiquetzal
  • 10. Where did the ancestors of the Mexica/Aztec originate according to one myth?
A) Teotihuacan
B) Chicomoztoc
C) Aztlan
D) Tamoanchan
  • 11. What symbolized the prophecy for the Mexica/Aztec to found their new home?
A) A serpent wrapped around a tree
B) A jaguar lying on a mountain
C) An eagle perched on a nopal cactus holding a rattlesnake
D) A rabbit in the moon
  • 12. What did the Aztecs consider the Toltec to be?
A) Traders and merchants
B) Descendants of gods
C) Enemies of their people
D) Originators of all culture
  • 13. How many great ages preceded the present world in Aztec mythology?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Six
D) Four
  • 14. Who was Coatlicue's daughter that was killed by Huitzilopochtli?
A) Chalchiuhtlicue
B) Coyolxauhqui
C) Ixchel
D) Xochiquetzal
  • 15. What did Huitzilopochtli use to kill Coyolxauhqui?
A) A golden spear
B) Xiuhcoatl, a blue snake
C) A stone axe
D) A silver arrow
  • 16. Which god sacrificed himself first to set the sun into motion?
A) Quetzalcoatl
B) Xolotl
C) Nanahuatl
D) Tecuciztecatl
  • 17. Who was the ruler of the Underworld (Mictlan) in Aztec mythology?
A) Quetzalcoatl
B) Tezcatlipoca
C) Mictlantecuhtli
D) Huitzilopochtli
  • 18. Which deity was associated with both fire and death?
A) Xolotl
B) Quetzalcoatl
C) Huitzilopochtli
D) Tlaloc
  • 19. What was Tlaloc's role in Aztec mythology?
A) God of the sun
B) God of war
C) God of death
D) God of rain, lightning, and thunder; fertility god
  • 20. Which goddess was associated with running water and storms?
A) Ixchel
B) Xochiquetzal
C) Coyolxauhqui
D) Chalchiuhtlicue
  • 21. Who was the goddess of maize in Aztec mythology?
A) Ixchel
B) Centeotl
C) Xochiquetzal
D) Chalchiuhtlicue
  • 22. Who was the god of providence and darkness?
A) Quetzalcoatl
B) Tlaloc
C) Huitzilopochtli
D) Tezcatlipoca
  • 23. Which goddess was associated with the moon?
A) Meztli
B) Ixchel
C) Xochiquetzal
D) Chalchiuhtlicue
  • 24. Who was the god of the sun in Aztec mythology?
A) Tonatiuh
B) Tlaloc
C) Huitzilopochtli
D) Quetzalcoatl
  • 25. Which god was associated with the hunt and identified with the Milky Way?
A) Huitzilopochtli
B) Quetzalcoatl
C) Mixcoatl
D) Tlaloc
  • 26. Who was the goddess of lust and carnality?
A) Xochiquetzal
B) Chalchiuhtlicue
C) Ixchel
D) Tlazolteotl
  • 27. Which deity was the god of wind?
A) Huitzilopochtli
B) Ehecatl
C) Tlaloc
D) Quetzalcoatl
  • 28. Who was the mother of Centzon Huitznahua and Coyolxauhqui in Aztec mythology?
A) Chimalma
B) Xochitlicue
C) Coatlicue
D) Toci
  • 29. What is the name of the Underworld in Aztec mythology?
A) Chicomoztoc
B) Mictlan
C) Tamoanchan
D) Aztlan
  • 30. Which deity is the god of the hearth and volcanoes?
A) Tlaloc
B) Chantico
C) Quetzalcoatl
D) Xipe-Totec
  • 31. Who is the goddess of salt in Aztec mythology?
A) Huixtocihuatl
B) Tlazolteotl
C) Chalchiuhtlicue
D) Xochiquetzal
  • 32. Who are the 400 gods of the northern stars in Aztec mythology?
A) Centzon-mimixcoa
B) Tzitzimimeh
C) Centzon-huitznahua
D) Xolotl
  • 33. Which goddess is associated with the female stars in the Milky Way?
A) Itzpapalotl
B) Citlalicue
C) Xochitlicue
D) Chimalma
  • 34. Who is the god of the morning star (Venus) in Aztec mythology?
A) Huitzilopochtli
B) Quetzalcoatl
C) Xolotl
D) Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
  • 35. Which deity is the god of force, lord of the seasons and rebirth?
A) Quetzalcoatl
B) Xipe-Totec
C) Huitzilopochtli
D) Tezcatlipoca
  • 36. Which goddess is associated with agriculture and whose name means 'seven-serpent'?
A) Toci
B) Xilonen
C) Centeotl
D) Chicomecoatl
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