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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. Why did the sense of Mexicanism "float" in the air of Los Angeles?
(a) It was an ethereal sense of nationality.
(b) No one truly knew that it meant to be Mexican.
(c) It did not mix with the North American efficiency or precision.
(d) People struggled to retain Mexican identity in a foreign land.

2. Other than solitude, what does the Mexican often feel in relation to other peoples?
(a) Inferiority.
(b) Complete isolation.
(c) Weakness.
(d) Intellectualism.

3. As the closure to Chapter Two, the reader sees what shadow spreading out over Mexico?
(a) The shadow of Nobody.
(b) The shadow of Catholicism.
(c) The shadow of dissimulation.
(d) The shadow of truth.

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

5. On which group of people were Paz's thoughts focused?
(a) The Mexican nation as a whole.
(b) Those who are seeking a better philosophy as Mexicans.
(c) Those who are focused on making Mexico a part of the world.
(d) Those who are conscious of themselves as Mexicans.

Short Answer Questions

1. To follow Paz's previous argument, what is the result when one Mexican confides in another?

2. What did Moctezuma think as the Spaniards approached?

3. According to Paz, what does it mean when a person is alone?

4. Through dissimulation, what does a Mexican attempt to do?

5. Why do Mexicans tell lies (Chapter Two)?

(see the answer key)

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