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La Malinche: Forgotten Mother

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Introduction:
"Just how much do you know about Hernán Cortés' interpreter and lover? Take this quiz to find out!"


1. How many children did Malinche have?
    0
    1
    2
    3


2. Before learning Spanish, which two languages did Malinche speak?
    Náhuatl and Maya-Quiché
    Quechua and Maya-Quiché
    Náhuatl and Quechua
    Náhuatl and French


3. Malinche's first child, Martín, was born before the conquest of Tenochtitlán.
    True
    False


4. What was the name of Malinche's husband?
    Hernán Cortés
    Diego Rivera
    Bernal Díaz del Castillo
    Juan Jaramillo


5. When Malinche was first given to the Spaniards as a gift, she was not immediately placed in the position of interpreter. Who was the soldier whom she was originally supposed to serve?
    José Posada
    Hernán Cortés
    Hernando Puertocarrero
    Juan Jaramillo


6. Malinche is not the original name for Malinche. In fact she is known by several names including Malinche, Doña Marina and Malintzin, but what was her original name?
    Maxta
    María
    Malinalli
    Mago


7. Malinche is known as a traitor to Mexico because the men of which movement in Mexico's history used her as a scapegoat for the fall of the Aztecs?
    modernist
    postmodern
    nationalist
    impressionist


8. La Malinche is associated with several myths, one of which is "La Llorona." Who was the original "Llorona" said to have been?
    Cihuacóatl
    Malinche
    Malinalxóchitl
    Coatlicue


9. There is now a word that has political associations which comes from Malinche's name. That political term in Mexico is "malinchista."
    True
    False


10. What is the name of the famous chronicler who provides us with much of the information that we know about the real Malinche?
    Lope de Vega
    Bernal Díaz del Castillo
    Bartolomé de las Casas
    Bernardino Sahagún


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