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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 The Conquest of Colonialism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the pachuco represent in Paz's writing?
(a) One step along the path that a Mexican can take.
(b) The modern-day religious saint.
(c) One extreme at which the Mexican can arrive.
(d) The typical Mexican living in North American culture.

2. What is the value of Sor Juana's poem, "First Dream"?
(a) A philosophical look at Catholicism.
(b) A comprehensive history of the Indians before Cortez.
(c) A penetrating analysis of the effects of European influence.
(d) A philosophical look at the depth of reality.

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

4. In the book's argument, what happens when a Mexican woman is passive?
(a) She can no longer relate to the man.
(b) She functions as a channel of the ancient elements: Earth, motherhood, and virginity.
(c) She comes to believe in the societal values given her.
(d) She embodies the ancient elements of earth, motherhood, and virginity.

5. Why did the Spaniards not exterminate the Indians after they were conquered?
(a) They needed labor.
(b) Their Catholicism prevented mass slaughter.
(c) They respected the Indians.
(d) They wanted to learn from the Indians.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the philosophy of progress treat death?

3. According to Paz, what is the Mexican's relationship with his fellow man?

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

5. How does a man become "like the angels" (Chapter Three, page 61)?

(see the answer key)

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