Mexico's History and Culture

Most Mexicans speak Spanish because

• of Spanish influence in colonial times.
• they used to live in Spain.
• the Indian languages and Spanish are very similar.
• about 90 percent of Mexican citizens were born in Spain.

Mexicans celebrate the Day of the Dead

• to commemorate fallen war heroes.
• to honor people who are still alive.
• to honor death as part of life.
• to mark the harvest time.

Which of the following are physical features of Mexico?

• Yucatan Peninsula
• Sierra Madre Mountains
• Gulf of Mexico
• All of the above

The last American Indian Civilization in Mexico was which civilization? 

• Zapotec
• Maya
• Olmec
• Aztec

The majority of people in Mexico follow which monotheistic religion?

• Judaism
• Catholicism
• Muslim
• Protestant

Who was the "father" of Mexican Independence from Spain?

• Baron de Bastrop
• Miguel Hidalgo
• Erasmo Seguin
• Lorenzo de Zavala

What is the most popular religion of Latin America?

• Roman Catholic
• Buddhism 
• Creole
• Islam

What is one effect of slavery that influences Latin America today?

• Slavery exists in few Latin America.
• There are no more native people in Latin America.
• Slavery legally exists in every Latin America.
• Many Latin Americans have ancestors from Africa.

Which is one reason Europeans chose slaves from Africa as a labor source in the New World?

• Indigenous people were in short supply due to warfare and diseases
• The New World had diseases that did not affect African workers
• European workers did not know how to do farm and mining work.
• Settlers from Europe did not know how to operate large plantations.

What did Cortes do to Montezuma after the two met?

• Killed him
• Took him hostage
• invited him to visit Cuba
• offered a sacrifice to the Aztec gods