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Grade 8 The Americas
What is the title of Gabriel García Márquez's most famous novel?
  1. The Love in the Time of Cholera
  2. Chronicle of a Death Foretold
  3. One Hundred Years of Solitude
  4. Of Love and Other Demons
Grade 8 The Americas
Pablo Neruda was a Nobel Prize-winning poet from which country?
  1. Argentina
  2. Mexico
  3. Colombia
  4. Chile
Grade 8 The Americas
In which important case did Sonia Sotomayor write a dissenting opinion, expressing concerns about racial profiling and Fourth Amendment violations?
  1. Citizens United v. FEC
  2. District of Columbia v. Heller
  3. Shelby County v. Holder
  4. Utah v. Strieff
Grade 8 The Americas
What was Sonia Sotomayor's occupation before she became a federal judge?
  1. Civil rights attorney
  2. Newspaper journalist
  3. University professor
  4. Medical doctor
Grade 8 Latin America and Caribbean
Mixtec artisans were renowned for what craft?
  1. jade working
  2. gold working
  3. weaving
  4. stone cutting
Grade 8 Latin America and Caribbean
Eight Deer Jaguar Claw was from which important Mixtec city?
  1. Monte Albán
  2. Cuilapan
  3. Tututepec
  4. Tilantongo
Grade 8 Latin America and Caribbean
Which major Mesoamerican deity is Topiltzin Ce Acati frequently associated with?
  1. Tláloc
  2. Quetzalcoatl
  3. Chaac
  4. Xipe Totec
Grade 8 Latin America and Caribbean
Most of the Nazca Lines depict animals.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Latin America and Caribbean
The                were known for their 400 year cycle calendar.
  1. Aztec
  2. Mogollons
  3. Mayas
  4. Olmecs
Grade 8 Latin America and Caribbean
At its height, Teotihuacan was the largest city in the Americas.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Latin America and Caribbean
What was the name of the city that was the primary Zapotec religious center?
  1. Mitla
  2. San José Mogote
  3. Achuitla
  4. Guadalupe
Grade 8 Latin America and Caribbean
What was the name of the first major Mesoamerican civilization?
  1. Toltec
  2. Zapotec
  3. Olmec
  4. Mixtec
Grade 8 Latin America and Caribbean
Only Aztec nobles were allowed to be educated.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Latin America and Caribbean
Which king united all of the Mixtec city-states?
  1. Spear Thrower Owl
  2. Five Crocodile
  3. Eight Deer Jaguar Claw
  4. Eleven Wind Bloody Jaguar
Grade 8 Latin America and Caribbean
The Aztecs saw themselves as the successor to which Mesoamerican civilization?
  1. Olmec
  2. Maya
  3. Toltec
  4. Zapotec
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