Norton Anthology of World Literature : Section 15 : Quiz

" // questions and Answers number_answers = new Array(5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5) q1 = "Which of the following reasons best explains why the Florentine Codex was not initially translated into native American languages?"; q1answer = "e"; q1a = "Censorship complicated translation."; q1b = "The Aztecs resisted helping the missionaries with translation."; q1c = "Europeans did not want to encourage Aztec religious practices."; q1d = "a, b, and c"; q1e = "a and c"; q1review = "See page 3064."; q2 = "Which of the following genres are associated with the unity of native literature?"; q2answer = "c"; q2a = "poetry, drama, and song"; q2b = "poetry, drama, and oratory"; q2c = "song, narrative, and oratory"; q2d = "song, poetry, and narrative"; q2e = "drama, song, and narrative"; q2review = "See page 3065."; q3 = "Who does the midwife address in The Florentine Codex?"; q3answer = "b"; q3a = "the woman who gives birth to twins"; q3b = "the woman who dies in childbirth"; q3c = "the woman who abandons her child"; q3d = "the unmarried woman who gives birth"; q3e = "the woman who kills her child"; q3review = "See page 3071."; q4 = "In the Florentine Codex, the term eagle woman is best understood as:"; q4answer = "e"; q4a = "a term of endearment implying resilience."; q4b = "a term of respect implying fortitude."; q4c = "a term of reverence marking respect."; q4d = "a term of respect marking fear."; q4e = "a term of endearment implying valor."; q4review = "See page 3071."; q5 = "In the Florentine Codex, the sun represents:"; q5answer = "e"; q5a = "the mother"; q5b = "the father"; q5c = "the supreme being"; q5d = "a, b, and c"; q5e = "only a and b"; q5review = "See page 3072."; q6 = "With which figure is the newly delivered woman in the Florentine Codex compared?"; q6answer = "d"; q6a = "a hawk protecting its young"; q6b = "a hawk nurturing an eagle's young"; q6c = "a warrior feeling defeated by battle"; q6d = "a warrior going forth into battle"; q6e = "a hawk soaring high above the world"; q6review = "See page 3073."; q7 = "In the Florentine Codex, which of the following is considered the Ever Present, Ever Near, the supreme spirit?"; q7answer = "d"; q7a = "Quetzalcoatl"; q7b = "Tezcatlipoca"; q7c = "Cihuacoatl Nahuaque"; q7d = "Tloque Nahuaque"; q7e = "Cihuacoatl Quilaztli"; q7review = "See page 3073."; q8 = "With which creature does the singer in Mexican Otomi Song identify?"; q8answer = "d"; q8a = "roseate swan"; q8b = "rainbow tassel bird"; q8c = "tropical oriole"; q8d = "parrot corn-tassel bird"; q8e = "tropical yellow tassel parrot"; q8review = "See page 3075."; q9 = "In Cantares Mexicanos, what does the Black Mountain represent?"; q9answer = "e"; q9a = "death"; q9b = "insurmountable pain"; q9c = "looming threat of evil"; q9d = "release from earthly trappings"; q9e = "paradise"; q9review = "See page 3076."; q10 = "In Mesoamerican chronology, which of the following is considered the defining event?"; q10answer = "d"; q10a = "birth of man"; q10b = "the first rains"; q10c = "the flowering of the trees"; q10d = "the first sunrise"; q10e = "the rising of the new moon"; q10review = "See page 3077."; q11 = "In the Popol Vuh, what is the relationship between Hunahpu and Xbalanque?"; q11answer = "c"; q11a = "brother and sister"; q11b = "father and son"; q11c = "twin brothers"; q11d = "older and younger brother"; q11e = "man and god"; q11review = "See page 3082."; q12 = "In the Popol Vuh, what does Seven Macaw ask the grandmother and grandfather to cure?"; q12answer = "d"; q12a = "his cracked ribs"; q12b = "his bad breath"; q12c = "his broken arm"; q12d = "his aching teeth"; q12e = "his broken leg"; q12review = "See page 3083."; q13 = "In the Popol Vuh, who or what is Xibalba?"; q13answer = "d"; q13a = "paradise"; q13b = "the supreme destroyer"; q13c = "the supreme creator"; q13d = "the underworld"; q13e = "the lord of the universe"; q13review = "See page 3084."; q14 = "In the Popol Vuh, which is the first test house of Xibalba?"; q14answer = "d"; q14a = "jaguar"; q14b = "razor"; q14c = "bat"; q14d = "dark"; q14e = "rattling"; q14review = "See page 3084."; q15 = "In the Popol Vuh, where is the head of One Hunahpu buried?"; q15answer = "d"; q15a = "with his younger brother"; q15b = "at a fork in the road"; q15c = "at the base of a calabash tree"; q15d = "at a fork in a tree by the road"; q15e = "at the side of the road"; q15review = "See page 3085."; q16 = "Which of the following is not one of the creatures that brings forth food in the Popol Vuh?"; q16answer = "b"; q16a = "a coyote"; q16b = "an eagle"; q16c = "a parrot"; q16d = "a crow"; q16e = "a fox"; q16review = "See page 3089."; q17 = "In the Popol Vuh, whom of the following is not among the first people who were made and modeled?"; q17answer = "d"; q17a = "Jaguar Quitze"; q17b = "Jaguar Night"; q17c = "Not Right Now"; q17d = "Light Jaguar"; q17e = "Dark Jaguar"; q17review = "See page 3089."; q18 = "In the Popol Vuh, what momentous event causes the creatures to cry out?"; q18answer = "c"; q18a = "the creation of woman"; q18b = "the creation of fire"; q18c = "the rising of the sun"; q18d = "the rising of the moon"; q18e = "the birth of a child"; q18review = "See page 3092."; q19 = "In the Popol Vuh, which of the following creatures is the first to cry out in the fourth section?"; q19answer = "e"; q19a = "the dove"; q19b = "the puma"; q19c = "the jaguar"; q19d = "the eagle"; q19e = "the parrot"; q19review = "See page 3092."; q20 = "In the Popol Vuh, which sacred relic is left to the Quiché lords by Jaguar Quitze?"; q20answer = "e"; q20a = "a wooden statue"; q20b = "precious gems"; q20c = "a knife used for ritual killing"; q20d = "a silver-plated vessel"; q20e = "a bundle of flames"; q20review = "See page 3092. 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