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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 The Conquest of Colonialism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the worlds of terrorism and mass production similar to each other? (Chapter Four).
(a) They focus on the individuality of man.
(b) They are worlds of things.
(c) Their primary catalyst is guilt.
(d) However subtle, they use persecution.

2. Why is death a part of the fiesta (Chapter Three)?
(a) Because exuberant death is honorable.
(b) Because the Mexican seeks to escape from himself.
(c) Because Mexico celebrates all aspects of life, even the end.
(d) Because people often get drunk and violent.

3. Which of the following powers does the saying "I am your father" hold? (Chapter Four, page 80).
(a) The power of the justified and privileged person.
(b) The power of the Creator.
(c) The subtle power of the seemingly weaker person.
(d) The power of the closed person, the aggressor.

4. What connotation does the verb, chingar, carry?
(a) Disaster.
(b) Mythical power.
(c) Failure.
(d) Violation.

5. What contributes to the power of the word, chingar, and all of its derivations?
(a) The fact that it is prohibited in public places.
(b) The fact that people use the word in religious ceremonies.
(c) The fact that the word is related to words related to death.
(d) The fact that its derivations are many and complicated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the foreigner skeptical about Mexicans (Chapter Four)?

2. What is the novelty of the pachuco clothing?

3. How does Paz differentiate between views of the body in Mexico and North America?

4. Other than solitude, what does the Mexican often feel in relation to other peoples?

5. When is the fiesta of Grito celebrated?

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