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

2. Why are a woman's instincts those of a species rather than her own?
(a) As an inferior person, she does not have individual instincts.
(b) Her individual instincts are obliterated because of her proximity to the Divine.
(c) She must have instincts of the species in order to perpetuate the race.
(d) She is the incarnation of the life force, which itself is impersonal.

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

4. How do Mexicans avoid the dangers of romantic relationships, according to Paz?
(a) By denying the importance of the other.
(b) By stifling their feelings.
(c) By exaggerating their feelings.
(d) By not truly loving.

5. As Paz begins Chapter Two, he says that the Mexican is always afraid to glance at his neighbor. What reason does he give for that?
(a) The glance could spark rage.
(b) The glance could reveal his isolation.
(c) His neighbor reveals the disillusioned character of Mexico.
(d) His neighbor is a pathetic version of himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What duality does the pachuco represent?

2. According to Paz, what is the Mexican's relationship with his fellow man?

3. Why did the sense of Mexicanism "float" in the air of Los Angeles?

4. Through dissimulation, what does a Mexican attempt to do?

5. In his obsession with hygiene, work, and health, what does the North American miss?

(see the answer key)

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