WL 517

P eru, Land of the Incas

Romina Biancato, 2005-06 International Student
Community Educational Outreach Service

Based on the material in the “Peru, Land

of the Incas” fact sheet, circle the letter you choose
for the correct answer.

1. What are the three strips that divide the country?

a. Country, Coast, and Forest
b. Coast, Sierra, and Forest
c. Sierra, Coast, and Jungle
d. Coast, Andes, and Jungle
e. None of the above
Peruvian artists make high-quality pottery and crafts.
2. What is the population of Peru?
a. 27 million 5. What are the ancient methods used in poetry?
b. 240 million a. “Peruvian” and “Negative Painting”
c. 12 million b. “Colombian” and “Positivity”
d. 24 million c. “Negativity” and “Colombian”
e. None of the above d. “Colombian” and “Negative Painting”
e. All of the above
3. What are the first and second languages of Peru?
a. Portuguese 6. What activity is very popular during the Festivities
and Quechua of “El Señor de los Milagros” (the Miracle God)?
b. Spanish and Aymara a. Bull fights
c. Spanish b. Rooster fight
and Aguaruna c. Inti Raimy
d. Portuguese d. Car racing
and Spanish e. None of the above
e. Spanish 7. What is the capital of Peru?
and Quechua a. Cuzco
4. What is the national b. Lima
liquor of Peru, which c. Arequipa
is sold only in the country? d. Andes
a. Whiskey e. Trujillo
b. Vodka 8. When was Lima founded?
c. Pisco a. 1565
d. Tequila b. 1595
e. Wine c. 1535
d. 1435
e. 1635 – continued –
 Suggested Reading
PERU – tourist guide, Edited by Everest
Lonely Planet Peru, by Charlotte Beech, Rob Rachowiecki
Moche Portraits from Ancient Peru,
by Christopher B. Donnan
Footprint Peru Handbook: The Travel Guide,
by Alan Murphy
The Rough Guide to Peru, by Dilwyn Jenkins
Frommer's Peru, by Neil E. Schlecht
Peru, by Allison Lassieur
Peru in Pictures, by Heron Marquez
Mach Picchu is Peru’s most famous ruins of the Inca civilization.
The Discovery and Conquest of Peru,
9. Where is Machu Picchu? by Pedro De Cieza De Leon
a. Department of Cuzco in the Sierra Textiles of Ancient Peru and Their Techniques,
b. Department of Cuzco in the Coast by Raoul Dharcourt
c. Department of Lima in the Sierra
d. Department of Lima in the Coast Peru: Society and Nationhood in the Andes,
e. Next to the Amazon river in the forest by Peter F Klaren

10. Who discovered the Nazca Lines? Additional Resources

a. Francisco Pizarro
b. Alejandro Toledo Peru
c. The Incas www.geographia.com/peru/
d. Maria Reiche General information about Peru and its places.
e. Sofia Mulanovik PERU GATEWAY TRAVEL
www.peru-explorer.com/
Answers: The best and most informative site on Peru for travel and
6. A 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D tourism to Lima, Machu Picchu, Cuzco, and all of Peru.
1. B 2. D 3. E 4. C 5. D Peru Land of the Incas
www.peru.info/perueng.asp
Find information of the best tourist places, news,
activities in any language you want.
Encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru
Concise descriptions about Peru and its main characteristics.
The World Fact book (CIA)
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pe.html
Information about the world.
Browse for other information on the Web; ask for results
in English.

December 2005
Programs and activities offered by the West Virginia University Extension Service are available to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion,
age, veteran status, political beliefs, sexual orientation, national origin, and marital or family status. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of
May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Director, Cooperative Extension Service, West Virginia University.
ES05-133