Hymn to Chimalipan in Parturition Quiz
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According to the hymn, what was Chimalipan when she brought forth battles?
- A queen
- A goddess of harvest
- A warrior
- A virgin
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Answer: A virgin
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PDF page 161: 1. Chimalipan was a virgin when she brought forth
PDF page 161: battles; Chimalipan was a virgin when she brought fo battles.
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Where did Chimalipan's labor take place?
- In Tulan
- At the river
- In the temple
- On the Coatepec
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Answer: On the Coatepec
Source evidence
PDF page 161: 2. On the Coatepec was her labor; on the mountain
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According to the hymn, what happened as he became a man?
- The sea rose
- The earth was shaken
- The wind stopped
- The sky darkened
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Answer: The earth was shaken
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PDF page 161: as he became a man truly the earth was shaken, even
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The Gloss states that Chimalipan is a synonym for the virgin mother of whom?
- Huitzilopochtli
- Quetzalcoatl
- Tezcatlipoca
- Tlaloc
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Answer: Huitzilopochtli
Source evidence
PDF page 161: The goddess Chimalipan is not mentioned by the autho command; but from the tenor of the hymn it is eviden a synonym for the virgin mother of Huitzilopochtli,
PDF page 161: The Gloss distinctly states that the mother of Huitz referred to in the hymn. We must regard Chimalipan t
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With which figure is Chimalipan identified in the text?
- Tonantzin
- Xochiquetzal
- Coatlicue
- Chimalman
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Answer: Chimalman
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PDF page 161: identical with _Chimalman_, who, according to anothe
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According to the text, how was Chimalman divinely impregnated?
- By a shaft of light
- By a serpent
- By a golden egg
- By a bunch of feathers
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Answer: By a bunch of feathers
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PDF page 161: as a virgin, and was divinely impregnated by the des the All-father in the shape of a bunch of feathers.
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On what mountain is Chimalipan said to have dwelt?
- The Coatepetl
- Tepeyac
- Iztaccihuatl
- Popocatepetl
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Answer: The Coatepetl
Source evidence
PDF page 161: she dwelt upon the Coatepetl, the Serpent Mountain, Tulan. For a full discussion of this myth I refer to
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What does the name Coatepetl mean, according to the text?
- Sacred Mountain
- Cloud Mountain
- Serpent Mountain
- Fire Mountain
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Answer: Serpent Mountain
Source evidence
PDF page 161: she dwelt upon the Coatepetl, the Serpent Mountain, Tulan. For a full discussion of this myth I refer to
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By what title is Huitzilopochtli referred to in the text?
- Tecuhtli
- Teotl
- Tlatoani
- Yautlatoani
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Answer: Yautlatoani
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PDF page 161: referred to by his title _Yautlatoani_ (see _ante_,
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According to the text, who is NOT mentioned by the author's command?
- The All-father
- The goddess Chimalipan
- Huitzilopochtli
- Chimalman
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Answer: The goddess Chimalipan
Source evidence
PDF page 161: The goddess Chimalipan is not mentioned by the autho command; but from the tenor of the hymn it is eviden a synonym for the virgin mother of Huitzilopochtli,
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The enemies of Huitzilopochtli are referred to in which part of the collection?
- The final chant
- The first chant
- The gloss
- The second chant
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Answer: The second chant
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PDF page 161: In other myths she is mentioned as also the mother o the enemies and the brothers of Huitzilopochtli, ref second of this collection of chants.
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According to the text, in what shape did the All-father appear to impregnate her?
- A feather bunch
- A flame
- An eagle
- A serpent
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Answer: A feather bunch
Source evidence
PDF page 161: as a virgin, and was divinely impregnated by the des the All-father in the shape of a bunch of feathers.
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