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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Credo, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two versions of his religion does Rodriguez say his parents had to choose between?
(a) The version that talks about sin and the version that talks about love.
(b) The old-fashioned version and the modern version.
(c) The gentle, happy version and the intense, frightening version.
(d) The Mexican version and the English-speaking version.

2. What does Rodriguez mean by "intimate utterance"?
(a) Intimate words should not be spoken in public.
(b) It is easier to be intimate in Spanish than in English.
(c) Some words are more intimate than others.
(d) Words take their meaning from the relationship between the speakers.

3. What did Rodriguez learn about other religions beside his own?
(a) Other religions are similar to his own religion.
(b) Everybody needs to choose their own religion.
(c) There are lots of good religions in the world.
(d) They are "wrong" and his religion is "right."

4. What is Rodriguez taught about marrying someone of a different religion?
(a) It is a sin.
(b) It is all right if both families approve of it.
(c) It is a good idea.
(d) It is difficult to make it work.

5. What does Rodriguez start to notice about English?
(a) How much easier it is to say things in English than in Spanish.
(b) How much English helps him do better in school.
(c) Words he understands now that he did not understand before.
(d) Sounds and tones he previously ignored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rodriguez call the English-speaking people his family interacts with?

2. In Aria, Chapter 3, why does Rodriguez's family tease him?

3. Once the family has shifted to speaking English, how does Rodriguez feel when he hears families speaking Spanish?

4. As a child, how does Rodriguez feel about speaking English?

5. Where does Rodriguez start school?

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