Mexico Today Pretest

What does the Day of the Dead honor in Mexican culture?

• martyrs of the revolutin

• official Catholic saints

• a person's ancestors

• victims of a smallpox epidemic

What traditional foods are featured in Mexican cooking ?

• olives, tomatoes, wheat

• rice, fish, soy

• potatoes, cabbage, pork

• corn, beans, squash

What features of Mexico has helped make tourism an important part of the economy?

• a world-famous movie industry

• gourmet cuisine and high-fashion clothing

• a warm climate and cultural treasures

• fine art, historic castles, and major orchestras

What economic problem does Mexico face?

• not enough workers

• growing unempolyment

• few energy resources

• a decline in agriculture

What issue caused rebels to rise up against the Institutional Revolutionary Party in the 1990s?

• policies that harmed poor, indigenous people

• laws that made land ownership easier

• decisions that increased the army's power

• regulations that raised income taxes

By the early 21st century, about how many Mexicans were literate?

• 30 percent

• 50 percent

• 70 percent

• 90 percent

What religion did Spanish missionaries introduce to Mexico?

• Buddhism

• Catholicism

• Islam

• Judaism

The Mexican government protects artifacts belonging to what cultures?

• Aztec and Maya

• Inca and Nazca

• Apache and Sioux

• Shona and Igbo

What are maquiladoras in Mexico?

• foreign-owned factories where imported parts are assembled into export products

• large farms that grow cash crops

• government-owned companies that drill oil and refine it into gasoline

• cattle ranches found in the north

What type of reforms did the Mexican government enact in 1996?

• educational reforms

• election reforms

• healthcare reforms

• tax reforms