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Dias de los Muertos Quiz

 

Let's see what you know so far.

Click on the circle by the answer that will complete the statement. The computer will let you know if you have chosen the right answer. Good luck.

Example:
Los Dias de los Muertos means ____    Answer Feedback

the days of partying
the days of sadness
the days of the dead

Los Dias de los Muertos is a three day holiday celebrated in ____  Answer Feedback

Mexico and the United States
Spain and the United States
West Africa and the United States

Los Dias de los Muertos honors departed ancestors. Ancestors are ____  Answer Feedback

the Monarch Butterflies that return to Mexico each fall
relatives, great aunts and uncles, great-great grandparents that have died
anyone who is dead

The Aztec Indian myth is that  Answer Feedback

when the Monarch Butterflies return in the fall they bear the spirits of departed ancestors
at the end of October is the start of the new year
calacas, the statues of skeletons, bring good luck

Los Dias de los Muertos is a Answer Feedback

happy holiday about family
scarey time about skeletons and ghosts
sad holiday because everyone is thinking about those who have died

Let's see what you remember about dance.

When dancers are doing locomotor movement theyAnswer Feedback
stay in one place and twist and turn

stay in one place and twist and turn
move forward, backward or sideways

move forward, backward or sideways
move their hands and arms

move their hands and arms

When dancers are doing axial or non-locomotor movement theyAnswer Feedback
twist and turn, bend, stretch or swing
they move forward, backward or sideways
they hop, skip, leap, gallop or jump

Now, let's think about drama.

Characters are Answer Feedback

people you know
news announcers on television
the pretend people in a story, play or puppet show

Dialogue is Answer Feedback

the story of a play
what the characters say in a play
the music in a movie

 

 


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