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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following contributed to making colonialism alive and relevant?
(a) Violence.
(b) Imperial takeover.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Native acceptance.

2. During the Revolution, whom did the intelligentsia make the focal point of its activities?
(a) Their new leaders.
(b) The new poets.
(c) The common people.
(d) Itself.

3. What is the difference between the Mexican killer and the modern one?
(a) The Mexican kills a man, not an object.
(b) Only the Mexican killer expresses true hatred.
(c) The Mexican obliterates an object, not a man.
(d) The Mexican kills as an expression of love.

4. During the fiesta of Grito, why do the people shout for one hour, in Paz's interpretation?
(a) To express their rage.
(b) To express great joy.
(c) So they can be silent the rest of the year.
(d) So the name of Grito cannot be heard.

5. Why is a study of colonialism important in understanding Mexican history?
(a) The nation began through the colonization of several surrounding nations.
(b) The nation was founded by a Spanish conquest of Indians.
(c) The nation's beginnings were heavily influenced by North Americans.
(d) The nation was founded through a peaceful Spanish immersion into Indian culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Indian perceive salvation? (Chapter Five).

2. Why are people sad if a person dies badly (Chapter Three)?

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

4. What is the value of Sor Juana's poem, "First Dream"?

5. Who were the last people to enter the Valley of Mexico?

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