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La Malinche

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which does not accurately describe Malinche?

a)

Mayan slave girl

b)

Mother to the mestizo race

c)

Mexican Princess

d)

Spanish Translator

2.

What distinguished Malinche in her society (made her unique)?

a)

Her deceased father

b)

Her education

c)

She could speak Nahuatl

d)

Her wealthy family

3.

Read the quote, "Today, in Mexico a derogatory name to call someone is a malinchista, a person who turns their back on their own culture." We can use context to know that derogatory means what?

a)

proud

b)

religious

c)

funny

d)

negative

4.

Malinche was characterized as what?

a)

Greatest traitor

b)

The best chef

c)

Hard working

d)

well educated

5.

What skill was very useful for Malinche to provide?

a)

Interpreter

b)

cook

c)

steamstress

d)

teacher

6.

What was not one of the names given to the main subject of the story?

a)

Malinche

b)

Malinchista

c)

Doña Marina

d)

Malintzin

7.

Who did Malinche have her first child with?

a)

Geronimo de Aguilar

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Mayan Prince

d)

Her Husband

8.

Malinche helped the Aztecs plot the attack on the Spanish?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is Malinches name associated with?

a)

Happiness

b)

Betrayal

c)

Love

d)

loyalty

10.

How did Malinche end up in the hands of Cortes?

a)

Slave trade

b)

Met him while exploring

c)

The aztecs sent her to him with a message

d)

She was his wife

11.

Who did Malinche Marry?

a)

Monteczuma II

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Mayan Prince

d)

Juan Jaramillo

12.

Who is in this photo? What do toy think is going on?

4 lines
13.

Was Malinche a Traitor?

a)

Yes, she betrayed her people

b)

No, she was a slave to Hernan Cortes

c)

I can see both perspectives on why people see her as a traitor but also why people aren't judging her given that she was a slave and scared

14.

Without Malinche Mexico wouldn't be what it is today

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Mestizos are....

a)

A mix of European and Amerindian heritage

b)

Mexican-Americans

c)

French and Spanish

d)

Aztec and Mayan