The Labyrinth of Solitude: Life and Thought in Mexico Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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The Labyrinth of Solitude: Life and Thought in Mexico Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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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. What mentality does Paz attribute to the Mexican?
(a) Servant.
(b) Leader.
(c) Victim.
(d) Master.

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

3. What does the pachuco represent in Paz's writing?
(a) The typical Mexican living in North American culture.
(b) One step along the path that a Mexican can take.
(c) One extreme at which the Mexican can arrive.
(d) The modern-day religious saint.

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

5. What is the advantage of the North American view of women in relation to the Spanish view?
(a) It does not deify women.
(b) It does not objectify women.
(c) It recognizes women's place in the world.
(d) It credits women with a cosmic role.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Paz, what is death in modern thought?

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

3. Why does the modern novelist rarely choose the worker as his protagonist?

4. What do a pachuco's actions and lifestyle demonstrate?

5. As explained in Chapter One, who are the pachucos?

(see the answer key)

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