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

2. How does Paz differentiate between views of the body in Mexico and North America?
(a) Mexicans are ashamed of their bodies, while North Americans live with physical exuberance.
(b) Mexicans are afraid of their bodies, while North Americans are modest.
(c) Mexicans are modest, while North Americans are afraid of their bodies.
(d) Mexicans live with abandon while North Americans are prudent.

3. What role does the Mexican man play in society?
(a) He defends everything that he has.
(b) He protects everything entrusted to him.
(c) He seeks to expand his control in the world.
(d) He wants to raise Mexico to a place of prominence in the world.

4. What did the Spaniards find when they arrived in South America?
(a) Autonomous, refined civilizations.
(b) A single ruling power.
(c) Uneducated, struggling clans.
(d) Scattered groups of people.

5. Why did Catholicism drastically change the Aztec view of life?
(a) It emphasized man's humanity and personhood.
(b) It placed man's salvation outside himself.
(c) It placed a merciful God in charge.
(d) It saw life linearly rather than cyclically.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was an important element of all ancient cultures?

2. Chapter Three begins with the great effect that fiestas and public celebrations have. What is this effect?

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

4. In Paz's estimation, what vital word has the Mexican forgotten?

5. What type of book did Xavier Villaurrutia write?

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