The Aztec Origin of the Sun and the Moon

According to Aztec myths, what was the world like when there wasn't a sun?

• Animals ate people.

• Everything was dark and in chaos.

• People killed each other.

What did the gods do to solve the problem?

• They decided to choose someone to be the Sun.

• The decided to choose someone to be the highest god.

• They decided to make the only woman to become the Sun.

How many people volunteered to become the Sun?

• three

• one

• two

How did the two people look?

• One was rich and proud while the other one was sick and poor.

• One was rich but sick while the other one was poor and proud.

• One was rich but dying while the other was poor and strong.

What did they have to do before jumping into the fire?

• They purified themselves and killed the weaker one.

• They purified themselves and offered a sacrifice.

• They purified themselves and offered their one and only pet.

Who jumped into the fire pit first?

• The rich and proud.

• The sick and poor.

• The strong and brave.

Did the rich and proud jump as well?

• Yes

• No

• Not mentioned in the story.

What happened after two of them jumped?

• Two suns appeared in the sky.

• Two moons appeared in the sky.

• A sun and a moon appeared in the sky.

What did the gods do after having two suns in the sky?

• They both turned them into Suns.

• They turned the first one into a Sun while the second one into a Moon.

• They turned the first one into a Sun while the second one into a rabbit.

When can the Sun appear?

• Every day and every night.

• Day and night.

• During the day every day.