wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Mexico and Mexico City

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

T/F

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were married to each other.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

T/F

Tecunumán was the ruling Aztec emperor in present-day Mexico when the Spanish arrived.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

T/F

On September 16th, Mexico celebrates its independence from the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

T/F

Cinco de mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

T/F

La Avenida de los Insurgentes is the longest street in Mexico City.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

T/F

Tulum was an Aztec ruler.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

T/F

Chichén Itzá is located on the Yucatan peninsula.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What was the name of the capital city of the Aztecs?

a)

Chapultepec

b)

Tenochtitlán

c)

Tulum

d)

Chichén Itzá

9.

What is the name of the largest park located in Mexico City?

a)

Riviera Maya

b)

La Virgen de Guadalupe

c)

El Bosque de Chapultepec

d)

Plaza Mayor

10.

What is the name of Mexico’s largest remaining rainforest?

a)

La Reserva Biosfera de Calakmul

b)

El Museo Nacional

c)

La Basílica de Guadalupe

d)

Zócalo

11.

La Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe is what kind of building?

a)

church

b)

museum

c)

castle

d)

university

12.

When do Mexican girls celebrate their quinceañera?

a)

the night before their wedding

b)

at their baptism

c)

on their 15th birthday

d)

on their 50th birthday

13.

What does the word autorretrato mean in English?

a)

automobile

b)

retractable

c)

self-portrait

d)

self-cleaning

14.

Who was Tláloc?

a)

the Aztec god of water and rain

b)

an Aztec warrior

c)

an interpreter for the Spanish and the Aztecs

d)

an Aztec poet

15.

The Spanish destroyed Aztec structures and used the stones to build what?

a)

houses

b)

public buildings

c)

fortresses

d)

aqueducts

16.

Why did the Aztecs build pyramids?

a)

to serve as palaces

b)

to honor their gods

c)

to serve as astronomical observatories

d)

to provide a place for social gatherings

17.

What are two items that can be found in el Museo Nacional de Antropología?

a)

El Monumento de la Independencia

b)

El Caballero Águila

c)

La Piedra del Sol

d)

Mascaras de Teotihuacán

18.

What are the two names for the area in the center of Mexico City?

a)

La Plaza de la Constitución

b)

La Plaza Mayor

c)

Tenochtitlán

d)

El Zócalo

19.

What are the two names in Spanish for the present-day capital of Mexico?

a)

La gran ciudad

b)

La Ciudad de México

c)

El Centro Mayor

d)

El Distrito Federal (D.F.)

20.

What are two ingredients in el mole poblano?

a)

beans

b)

chocolate

c)

chile

d)

corn

21.

Who lived in the Museo Casa-Estudio?

a)

Hernán Cortés

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Miguel de Cervantes

d)

Diego Rivera

22.

T/F

Tulum was an Aztec ruler.

a)

True

b)

False