WorksheetsDía de los muertos
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
When (approximately) did the Spanish land in Mexico?
1500
1600
1700
1400
What does ‘indigenous’ mean?
bad case of indigestion
Montezuma's Revenge
natives
The Spanish Conquistadors
What ritual did the Spanish try to ‘eradicate’ when they arrived in Mexico?
voting
chewing
mocking death
eating skulls
Where is "Day of the Dead" celebrated?
US and Spain
Mexico and Arizona
Mexico, Indiana, and Aztec
Mexico and US
What indigenous people celebrated "Día de los muertos"?
Maya
Inca
Salvatrucha
Aztec
What is a "calaca"?
skull or skeleton
wooden sugar
a Catholic toy
a dream of death
To make the celebration more "Christian", how did the Catholic church integrate the celebration ritual?
They made the people celebrate the ritual in the church
They made it a 2 day festival renamed it All Souls Day and All Saints Day
They got rid of it and created a new ritual.
They changed nothing about it.
Describe the difference between how the Aztecs viewed death and how the Spanish viewed death.
Who was “Mictecacihuatl”?
Lady of the children
An Aztec King
Lady of the Dead
Aztec queen
During what time of the year was it originally celebrated?
End of August and beginning of July
End of July and end of August
End of October and beginning of November
End of July and beginning of August
Why was the date changed?
To coincide with Trick or Treating
to coincide with the Catholic celebration of Day of the Dead
to coincide with the Mexican tradition of Cinco de Mayo
to coincide with the Catholic celebration of All Hallows Eve
Which of the following is NOT a part of the celebration?
putting favorite foods out for dead loved ones
enjoying a picnic at the gravesite
crying and mourning
putting out flowers
What do they create in the home?
an altar
an alternative death certificate
a new grave
sad, somber music
The first day of festivity is on what date?
October 30
October 31
November 1
August 1
Who is believed to come back to visit from the land of the dead on the first day?
the enemies of the living
the ones who have been dead the longest
children
the dead who are the hungriest
Who is believed to return on the second day?
the meanest dead relatives
adults
children
the ones who had to come from farthest away
Describe the overall mood of Day of the Dead.
somber, reflective
sad, missing dead loved ones
happy, festive
full from so much food and drink
In Oaxaca, what is the “Pan de los muertos”?
bread with lots of holes in it
bread of the dead that is allowed to get moldy
bread of the dead, sweet bread
bread made without yeast during the weeks around Day of the Dead
What are “sugar skeletons” and “sugar skulls”?
What is “Día de los Angelitos”?
