Popo and Ixtla

What group of people does this legend come from?

• the Mexicans

• the Spaniards

• the Aztecs

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why does the Emperor not allow Ixtla and Popo to marry?

• He wants Popo to lead the army.

• He wants Ixtla to remain single and rule alone.

• He wants Ixtla to marry someone else.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Why is Ixtla fearful when she hears of her father's bribe?

• She knows he is about to die.

• She wants to marry only Popo.

• She does not want to be Empress.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What adjective best describes the Emperor?

• selfish

• courageous

• loving

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

From what does Ixtla die?

• a broken heart

• a heart attack

• a long illness

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which emotion causes Popo to act as he does when he has the two pyramids built?

• wisdom

• confusion

• grief

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

At the end of the story, two burial pyramids turn into volcanoes. Which element of a legend does this change most clearly represent?

• amazing human beings

• a realistic occurrence

• something real that became exaggerated to fiction

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What statement best reflects the conclusion of "Popo and Ixtla"?

• Revenge leads to death.

• Solders are ambitious.

• True love lasts long after death.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What element of this legend is most obviously based on something or someone factual?

• the volcanoes

• the Emperor

• Popo and Ixtla

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What happens to the jealous warriors who told the Emperor that Popo was dead?

• They get to become leaders.

• They are killed by Popo.

• One of them gets to marry Ixtla.

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

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CCSS.RL.6.10