Quiz for Document Project 11: Tlacaelel: The Making and Remaking of Aztec History

  1. Question

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    Correct: The answer is b. Durán acknowledged the complexity of Aztec religion and saw many similarities between Aztec religion and Christianity. Nonetheless, he believed that it was, in its essence, a false belief system.
    Incorrect: The answer is b. Durán acknowledged the complexity of Aztec religion and saw many similarities between Aztec religion and Christianity. Nonetheless, he believed that it was, in its essence, a false belief system.
    Which of the following best characterizes Durán’s view of Aztec religion? (see Document 11.1)?

  2. Question

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    Correct: The answer is d. Durán believed that knowledge of Aztec beliefs was essential if missionaries were to bring about the Aztecs’ eventual conversion. Thus, the early missionaries erred when they destroyed Aztec documents.
    Incorrect: The answer is d. Durán believed that knowledge of Aztec beliefs was essential if missionaries were to bring about the Aztecs’ eventual conversion. Thus, the early missionaries erred when they destroyed Aztec documents.
    Why did Durán think that early missionaries made a mistake when they destroyed Aztec documents (see Document 11.1)?

  3. Question

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    Correct: The answer is b. The Aztec leaders saw their religion as essential to their society’s existence. In their opinion, life itself was made possible by the honoring of the gods.
    Incorrect: The answer is b. The Aztec leaders saw their religion as essential to their society’s existence. In their opinion, life itself was made possible by the honoring of the gods.
    According to the Aztec leaders who met with the Spanish missionaries in 1524, what did their people owe to the gods (see Document 11.2)?

  4. Question

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    Correct: The answer is a. When Motecuhzoma looked in the mirror, he saw men riding on animals in battle, but when his advisors looked in the mirror, these men had disappeared, preventing the advisors from offering an interpretation. It seems likely that this omen was created after the conquest and was meant to convey the confusion and lack of understanding that undermined the Aztecs’ ability to respond to the Spanish challenge.
    Incorrect: The answer is a. When Motecuhzoma looked in the mirror, he saw men riding on animals in battle, but when his advisors looked in the mirror, these men had disappeared, preventing the advisors from offering an interpretation. It seems likely that this omen was created after the conquest and was meant to convey the confusion and lack of understanding that undermined the Aztecs’ ability to respond to the Spanish challenge.
    What explanation did Motecuhzoma’s advisors offer of the omen of the bird and the mirror (see Document 11.3)?