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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The Sons of La Malinche.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What model do Mexicans prefer that the woman follow?
(a) A model of strength, praise, and fortitude.
(b) A general model of decency, secrecy, and long-suffering.
(c) The model of The Virgin Mary - chaste and kind.
(d) The model of ancient Mexican goddesses.

3. What is the Mexican concept of work?
(a) An important action performed extremely well.
(b) A mindless action performed quickly.
(c) A personal action handled slowly and carefully.
(d) An impersonal action executed carefully.

4. In Paz's estimation, what vital word has the Mexican forgotten?
(a) The word of love given to him by his mother.
(b) The word that gives him peace with all others.
(c) The word tying him to life forces of creativity and destruction.
(d) The word that allows him to reach out to others.

5. How are the evil words a sign and seal?
(a) They seal the intention of the speaker.
(b) They identify fellow Mexicans among strangers.
(c) They project the result that they will bring.
(d) They pull men out of their solitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Mexicans perceive an opening-up of one's self?

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

3. What did Paz find in the actions and faces of North Americans?

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

5. In Paz's example of the village near Mitla, how is their yearly income spent?

(see the answer key)

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