How the Fifth Sun Came to Be (Reach for Reading)

The Aztec people lived long ago in--

• Brazil

• Ecuador

• Honduras

• Mexico

Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl were in constant battle. Why?

• They were both in love with the same goddess.

• They both wanted to devour the world.

• They both wanted to become the ruling sun.

• Their fathers and grandfathers had always fought, so they did too.

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Which two gods ruled the first world and the second world?

• The Jaguar Sun and the Cloud Sun

• The Wind Sun and the Bright Sun

• The Jaguar Sun and the Wind Sun

• The Cheetah Sun and the Breezy Sun

Why did Quetzalcoatl get rid of the Rain Sun?

• He became jealous of his success.

• He was impatient with his actions.

• He felt the Rain Sun was ineffective.

• He wanted revenge.

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After the Rain Sun, who the ruler of the fourth world?

• The Jungle Sun

• The Air Sun

• The Underworld Sun

• The Water Sun

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After the end of the fourth world, Quetzalcoatl found that the earth was stuck in eternal

• daylight

• darkness

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Another god, Nanahuatl, sacrificed himself by jumping into a blazing fire. Why?

• To please Quetzalcoatl.

• To become the sun.

• He lost an argument and was punished.

• To become the moon.

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When the final, and fifth sun rose in the east, how did the gods react?

• They clapped their hands

• The sang praises

• The trembled in fear

• The knelt at the sight

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True or False: According to the ancient Aztec calendar stone, we still live in the fifth world today.

• True

• False

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