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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. Why did the sense of Mexicanism "float" in the air of Los Angeles?
(a) No one truly knew that it meant to be Mexican.
(b) It did not mix with the North American efficiency or precision.
(c) People struggled to retain Mexican identity in a foreign land.
(d) It was an ethereal sense of nationality.

2. How did the Aztecs' final struggle manifest itself?
(a) In suicide.
(b) In silence.
(c) In destruction of their own property.
(d) As the last battle.

3. Paz states that a Mexican utters the words that are considered most evil when which of the following occurs?
(a) When he is not in control of himself.
(b) When he is extremely angry.
(c) When he wants to invoke the evil contained in the words.
(d) When he wants to get his point across.

4. Why does a Mexican blend into his surroundings and become solely Appearance?
(a) He loves appearance.
(b) He wants to end his individuality.
(c) He fears human interaction.
(d) He fears appearances.

5. What is the most valued trait in both the military and political realms?
(a) Valor.
(b) Stoicism.
(c) Courage.
(d) Kindness.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does Paz reduce the Mexican character? (Chapter Four, page 73).

2. What horror did Cortez's rule not commit?

3. Paz says that during critical moments in a nation's development, the people ask themselves a critical question. What is that question?

4. Which of the following powers does the saying "I am your father" hold? (Chapter Four, page 80).

5. In Paz's estimation, woman is a living representation of which of the following?

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