UIL Listening Skills "The History of Chocolate"

Which explorer returned to Spain with chocolate?

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco d Gama

In ancient Mesoamerican societies, how valuable was the cocoa bean?

• Not very valuable, as it was said to be bad for the teeth

• Very valuable and was considered a form of currency.

• Somewhat valueless until it was brought to Spain.

• It was only valuable to people who drank hot chocolate.

Thirty beans could buy a ______.

• monkey

• rabbit

• turkey

• farm

What type of temperature is most suited for the cacao tree?

• cold, arctic

• dry, warm

• warm, tropical

• any of the above

Cacao is considered a(n) ______?

• herb

• vegetable

• nut

• fruit

Which is not an attribute of a cacao tree?

• produces colorful pods

• often found growing under banana trees

• prone to insect attacks and fungi

• flourishes in cold climates

What shape does a cacao pod most resemble?

• football

• a diamond

• green bean

• banana

Why did the ancient Aztecs consume a drink called xocoatl?

• They thought it pleased the gods.

• They liked the sweet taste of the drink.

• They thought it gave them mystical and spiritual powers.

• They needed something to dip their Oreos in.

What did the Mayans prefer to add to their xocoatl?

• milk

• chili peppers

• carmel

• sugar

When did 'chocolate houses' first spring up and gain popularity?

• In England during the 1600s

• In 1774, the year after the Boston Tea Party

• In 1790 after the French Revolution

• In the 1920s during prohibition in the US