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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who authored. the book, Profile of Man and Culture in Mexico?
(a) Jorge Cuesta.
(b) Jorge Scheler.
(c) Samuel Ramos.
(d) Christophe Adler.

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

4. What did Moctezuma think as the Spaniards approached?
(a) He would finally become Divine.
(b) The gods had abandoned him.
(c) That was the time to prove his manliness.
(d) That was the moment of his deliverance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of book did Xavier Villaurrutia write?

2. What did the Spaniards find when they arrived in South America?

3. As Paz uderstands it, what is the Mexican's relation to death?

4. According to Paz, what philosophical fact defines much of Mexico's history?

5. From what does a fiesta free the Mexican, in Paz's understanding?

(see the answer key)

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