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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. How does the philosophy of progress treat death?
(a) It minimizes death.
(b) It pretends to make death disappear.
(c) It disregards death entirely.
(d) It treats death as one more step in life.

2. What horror did Cortez's rule not commit?
(a) Denying the conquered people a place in society.
(b) Complete annihilation of the native peoples.
(c) Raping the indigenous women.
(d) Forcing indigenous people to speak European Spanish.

3. In Paz's estimation, what vital word has the Mexican forgotten?
(a) The word that allows him to reach out to others.
(b) The word that gives him peace with all others.
(c) The word tying him to life forces of creativity and destruction.
(d) The word of love given to him by his mother.

4. How are the worlds of terrorism and mass production similar to each other? (Chapter Four).
(a) They are worlds of things.
(b) Their primary catalyst is guilt.
(c) They focus on the individuality of man.
(d) However subtle, they use persecution.

5. What makes the foreigner skeptical about Mexicans (Chapter Four)?
(a) Their unforeseen violence and cult of death.
(b) Their poor economy.
(c) Their lavish festivals.
(d) Their indiscriminate money spending for fiestas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aside from being an excess, what does the fiesta revolt against?

2. What is the advantage of the North American view of women in relation to the Spanish view?

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

4. Other than solitude, what does the Mexican often feel in relation to other peoples?

5. What duality does the pachuco represent?

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