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History of Chocolate

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the Aztec Emperor?

a)

King Aztec

b)

King Montezuma

c)

King Chocolate

d)

King Mayan

2.

How was the special chocolate drink served to King Montezuma and his guests?

a)

In a silver cup

b)

In a platinum cup

c)

In a golden cup

d)

In a copper cup

3.
Where did chocolate originally come from?
a)
Central America
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
The Caribbean
4.

Which Native populations were known for drinking chocolate first?

a)

The Inca and Aztec

b)

The Aztec and Mayan

c)

The Olmec and Mayan

d)

The Mayan and Inca

5.

The Aztecs used cacao beans as....

a)

exported items

b)

currency

c)

spices

d)

poison

6.

Which nation brought cacao beans to Europe?

a)

England

b)

French

c)

Netherland

d)

Spain

7.

Who invented cocoa press?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Coenraad Van Houten

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Louis Pasteur

8.

Daniel Peter invented milk chocolate by combining cocoa and....

a)

powdered milk

b)

fresh milk

c)

yogurt

d)

cheese

9.

Chocolate began as a bitter beverage.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Chocolate was first discovered by the ______________________

a)

French and Spanish

b)

Mayans and Aztecs

c)

American Indians and Latinos

d)

Mexicans

11.

What were added by the Mayans and Aztecs to their chocolate to spice it up?

a)

Cinnamon

b)

Sugar and butter

c)

Chilli and corn

d)

Milk and honey

12.

The Mayans and Aztecs added sugar to their chocolate before the arrival of the Europeans.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Why the cacao beans became such an expensive product?

a)

Because there was little

b)

Because Hernán Cortes wanted to be the richest person on the world

c)

Because they had to transport the cacao beans from Central America to Spain.

d)

Because the ship that brought cacao beans sank.

14.

Nowadays chocolate,

a)

is very expensive everywhere

b)

is consumed everywhere in the world

c)

has bitter taste

d)

is very cheap everywhere

15.

What were added by the Spanish to make the chocolate drink taste better?

a)

Honey and Milk

b)

Milk and Sugar

c)

Cinnamon and Sugar

d)

Milk and Cinnamon

16.

Which European first made contact with the cacao beans in Central America?

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

King Montezuma

d)

King Mayan

17.

Who is responsible in changing the chocolate recipe in Spain?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

King Montezuma

d)

King Mayan

18.

Who enjoyed the chocolate drink in Europe after Hernan Cortes introduced it?

a)

Everyone

b)

The poor

c)

The rich and the royals

d)

The Spaniards

19.

What are the ingredients the Mayans use in their cacao drink?

a)

water, cacao powder, sugar

b)

water, milk, sugar

c)

water, chili powder, cacao powder

d)

just cacao

20.

What did the two businessman discovered in attempts to popularize cacao drink?

(a)