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El Dia de los Muertos

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

La calavera

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

El cempasúchil

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

La calaca

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

la vela

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

El papel picado

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

La ofrenda

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.
la calavera de azúcar
a)
fancy skeleton lady
b)
Sugar Skull
c)
Celebration
8.
Cempsúchil
a)
el flor de muertos
b)
Day of the Dead party
9.
el Cementerio
a)
Grave
b)
Tomb
c)
Cemetery
10.

Que es?

a)

Flores

b)

Papel picado

c)

Foto

d)

Velas

11.

Que es?

a)

Una vela

b)

El papel picado

c)

Un altar

d)

Una calavera

12.

Como se llama? (the entire thing)

a)

El altar

b)

La comida

c)

El pan de muerto

13.

Cuando es el Dia de los Muertos?

a)

Diciembre 31

b)

Noviembre 1 y 2

c)

Diciembre 24

d)

Octubre 31

14.

In Spanish, the Day of the Dead is called?

a)

Navidad

b)

Dia de los Muertos

c)

Halloween

d)

Cinco de Mayo

15.

The Day of the Dead holiday is celebrated . . .

a)

every time someone dies

b)

once a month

c)

once a year to celebrate those who have died

d)

every weekend

16.

Is it meant to be happy or sad holiday?

a)

Happy

b)

Sad

17.

How many levels/tiers are in an altar?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

depends on the # of dead people

18.

What is an ofrenda?

a)

An ofrenda is a table for a big meal for your family and friends

b)

An ofrenda is a skull made of sugar and decorated with icing and glitter

c)

An ofrenda is a photo of an ancestor in a small metal frame

d)

An ofrenda is a temporary altar full of offerings to ancestors

19.

What is something you might find on an ofrenda?

a)

Marigolds

b)

Photos of ancestors

c)

Offerings of food

d)

All these things

20.

What is papel picado

a)

Cut paper banners

b)

Special bread for ancestors

c)

Paper flowers

d)

Sugar skulls

21.

What are calavera?

a)

Cut paper banners

b)

Special bread for ancestors

c)

Sugar skulls

d)

Small photos of ancestors

22.

What is pan de muerto?

a)

Cut paper banners

b)

sugar skulls

c)

bread for ancestors

d)

paper flowers

23.

Why do people dress up as skeletons for Dias de los Muertos?

a)

To be scary

b)

Because it's Halloween

c)

To worship death

d)

So that the ancestors don't feel ugly or grotesque.

24.

Where might people celebrate Dias de los Muertos?

a)

In a cemetary

b)

In a public place

c)

In people's homes

d)

All these answers are correct

25.

What culture started Dias de los Muertos?

a)

The Incas

b)

The Celtics

c)

The Egyptians

d)

The Aztecs

26.

Why are marigolds used to celebrate Dias de los Muertos?

a)

Because they are gold like golden treasure

b)

Because they are orange like cheese

c)

Because their color and scent is said to pass through to our ancestors

d)

Because they are cheap and easy to find

27.
On day of the dead, people _____________ their loved ones. 
a)
remember
b)
forget
c)
avoid
d)
dance with
28.
They put these pastries on their altars.
a)
bread of the dead
b)
donuts
c)
PJ sandwiches
d)
cookies
29.
What is the type of flower that they put on their altars and at the gravesites?
a)
lillies
b)
orchids
c)
marigolds
d)
roses
30.

¿Cómo se dice "skulls"?

a)

Calacas

b)

Calaveras

c)

Colocos

d)

Camareros

31.

This is a very ____________ day for Families in Mexico.

a)

happy

b)

sad

32.

What is Día de los Muertos about?

a)

It is about celebrating your birthday.

b)

It is about Independence Day

c)

It is a day to remember and honor the loved ones who have died.

d)

It is a day to eat and dance.

33.
What do the Mexicans believe death is?
a)
New stage of existence 
b)
something that happens to everyone
c)
Happyness and not sadness 
d)
all of the above