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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 From Independence to the Revolution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does a Mexican blend into his surroundings and become solely Appearance?
(a) He fears appearances.
(b) He wants to end his individuality.
(c) He loves appearance.
(d) He fears human interaction.

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

3. 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 continually become better than he is now.
(c) Man has broken the order of the universe.
(d) Man will never truly be saved.

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

5. How are the worlds of terrorism and mass production similar to each other? (Chapter Four).
(a) Their primary catalyst is guilt.
(b) However subtle, they use persecution.
(c) They focus on the individuality of man.
(d) They are worlds of things.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did positivism do with the ideals of the Reformation?

2. According to Paz, how does death end when a civilization denies it?

3. What masculine trait enters into the idea of feminine modesty?

4. When does the pachuco become his true self?

5. Why did the Church support Spanish power?

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