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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. In Paz's thought, what does a study of the great myths reveal?
(a) Man can only be saved by something other than himself.
(b) Man will never truly be saved.
(c) Man has broken the order of the universe.
(d) Man will continually become better than he is now.

2. Other than solitude, what does the Mexican often feel in relation to other peoples?
(a) Complete isolation.
(b) Inferiority.
(c) Intellectualism.
(d) Weakness.

3. When Aztec victims were sacrificed, why did their deaths lack personal meaning?
(a) No one was left to mourn for them.
(b) Their lives did not belong to them.
(c) Any sacrifice to the gods was seen impersonally.
(d) They were at the bottom of the social scale.

4. What is the Spanish view of women in contrast to the Mexican?
(a) Women are decent and modest.
(b) Women are wild and lecherous.
(c) Women are idols.
(d) Women are shaped by the minds of men.

5. Why is the fiesta, at its core, a revolution?
(a) Man is finally free.
(b) It has no regard for religious mores.
(c) It dissolves society.
(d) It allows man to be something different.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aside from being an excess, what does the fiesta revolt against?

2. According to Paz, what does it mean when a person is alone?

3. What duality does the pachuco represent?

4. What is the advantage of the North American view of women in relation to the Spanish view?

5. How do Mexicans avoid the dangers of romantic relationships, according to Paz?

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