Dia de Los Muertos

Survey to assess prior knowledge of this holiday


         

       

Name: 


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. What types of events typically occur?*
    parades
    picnics at gravesites
    a family gathering like a funeral wake
    exchanging candy
    wearing various costumes like superheroes and princesses
    wearing a mask like a skull or dressing as skeletons
    making decorations and baking certain foods


  1. What is the flower typically put on gravesites?*
    rose
    lily
    marigold
    carnation


  1. Catrina is NOT _____.*
    a symbol of death as a social class leveler
    a character in a famous mural by Diego Rivera
    a famous work of art by José Guadalupe Posada
    a skeleton depicted as a rich lady laughing
    a celebrated hurricane


  1. When does this holiday occur?*
    October/November
    March/April
    December/January
    May


  1. Death is viewed as a sad event and is very solemn.*
    Yes
    No


  1. Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated ____. Which is NOT true?*
    only in Mexico
    to celebrate the cycle of life
    as a Christian holiday with some precolumbian roots
    like Memorial Day





Señora Rose/Ms. Rose
Spanish Teacher/ESL Specialist/Reading Specialist
PA