Mexico Today Quiz

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

• Martyrs of the revolution

• 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

• corns, bean, squash

What feature 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 orchestra

What economic problem does Mexico face?

• Not enough workers

• growing unemployment

• 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