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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 Mexican Masks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Paz find in the actions and faces of North Americans?
(a) A faith in man's intrinsic goodness and its effects on their culture.
(b) A faith in their society and confidence in its survival.
(c) An unrealistic optimism about the future.
(d) A fear about the survival of their society.

2. In his obsession with hygiene, work, and health, what does the North American miss?
(a) All-consuming love.
(b) True joy.
(c) True anger.
(d) Truth.

3. What role does the Mexican man play in society?
(a) He seeks to expand his control in the world.
(b) He defends everything that he has.
(c) He wants to raise Mexico to a place of prominence in the world.
(d) He protects everything entrusted to him.

4. How did Paz consider his philosophical questions?
(a) As the only means to find answers.
(b) As a waste of time.
(c) As an excuse for not facing reality.
(d) As meaningful only if they addressed the question of Mexican identity.

5. On which group of people were Paz's thoughts focused?
(a) Those who are seeking a better philosophy as Mexicans.
(b) Those who are conscious of themselves as Mexicans.
(c) Those who are focused on making Mexico a part of the world.
(d) The Mexican nation as a whole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Mexicans tell lies (Chapter Two)?

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

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

4. What is the most valued trait in both the military and political realms?

5. What does the Mexican value in art, religion, and politics?

(see the answer key)

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