Cinco de May: An Important Day

Which of the following means the ability to recover from setbacks?

• resilience

• suffrage

• sector

• commemorate

Which battle is celebrated on Cinco de Mayo?

• The battle for Mexican Independence

• The Battle of Puebla

• The Battle of Redon

• The Battle of Cinchona

What year was the battle that started the celebrations on Cinco de Mayo?

• 1864

• 1862

• 1865

• 1866

What does suffrage mean?

• the suffering of a specific group of people

• the right to vote in political elections

• the right to make one's own decisions

• the ability to overcome challenges despite obstacles

Who was the dictator of Mexico during the U.S. Mexican War?

• Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

• Porfirio Diaz

• Benito Pablo Juarez

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Which vocabulary term from the article means a specific group?

Which country is not mentioned as one that Mexico borrowed money from to fight costly wars?

• England

• Spain

• France

• United States

Which country's leader got angry when Mexico delayed debt repayment?

• France

• England

• Spain

• United States

The Battle on Cinco de Mayo kept Mexico a free and independent nation.

• True

• False

Who became the president of Mexico after the civil war?

• Ignacio Zaragoza

• Napoleon III

• Benito Pablo Juarez

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna