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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Day of the Dead.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What analogy does Paz use to explain Mexico's history?
(a) A child without a future.
(b) A child without a family.
(c) A man searching for his wife.
(d) A man searching for his parents.

2. What duality does the pachuco represent?
(a) A saint deeply involved in scandal.
(b) A fiend whose trademark is hearty laughter.
(c) A victim obsessed with revenge.
(d) A clown whose purpose is terror.

3. What is the difference between the Mexican killer and the modern one?
(a) The Mexican obliterates an object, not a man.
(b) The Mexican kills as an expression of love.
(c) The Mexican kills a man, not an object.
(d) Only the Mexican killer expresses true hatred.

4. To follow Paz's previous argument, what is the result when one Mexican confides in another?
(a) Affection.
(b) Alienation.
(c) Dishonor.
(d) Sadness.

5. According to Paz, what is death in modern thought?
(a) The predictable end to a natural progression.
(b) The end of all unworthy men.
(c) The avoidable end to a wasted life.
(d) The putting to rest of all sorrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Paz's opinion about the physical features distinguishing Mexicans from North Americans?

2. What is the novelty of the pachuco clothing?

3. In Paz's opinion, when is a person most likely to see himself as precious and unique?

4. In contrast to the North American, what is one of the most noticeable traits about the Mexican character?

5. What is the French sociologists' interpretation of the fiesta?

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