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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the tribe of the Chamulas, what is a chulel?
(a) A human soul residing in an animal.
(b) The imposition of Catholic beliefs over their native religion.
(c) The prayer of deliverance uttered by a warrior.
(d) The tribute paid to a god.

2. According to Paz, what philosophical fact defines much of Mexico's history?
(a) The people adopted some ideas and invented others.
(b) The people adopted ideas, but did not invent their own.
(c) They had only two great thinkers.
(d) They overturned several of Spain's philosophical treatises.

3. Following the Revolution, why was socialist education not widely implemented in Mexico?
(a) Socialist education was highly unsuccessful.
(b) The government could not agree on a socialist curriculum.
(c) Socialism was not the philosophy adopted by Mexicans.
(d) Training was not available for teachers for providing a socialist education.

4. Why are people sad if a person dies badly (Chapter Three)?
(a) There is no honor in an untoward death.
(b) The life is less important than the death.
(c) The death should reflect the life.
(d) There will be no rest for his soul.

5. How does the philosophy of progress treat death?
(a) It pretends to make death disappear.
(b) It disregards death entirely.
(c) It minimizes death.
(d) It treats death as one more step in life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Indians not outraged that their religions were replaced with Catholicism? (Chapter Five).

2. Aside from being an excess, what does the fiesta revolt against?

3. Which of the following contributed to making colonialism alive and relevant?

4. Which of the following created the Spanish monarchy?

5. How did the Aztecs' final struggle manifest itself?

(see the answer key)

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