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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Day of the Dead.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does a man become "like the angels" (Chapter Three, page 61)?
(a) By entrusting everything to God.
(b) By valuing life to its final moment.
(c) By running from death to an embracement of life.
(d) By opening fully to death, as well as to life.

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

3. According to Paz, how does death end when a civilization denies it?
(a) By evading death.
(b) Through the denial of life.
(c) By living fully.
(d) It does not end.

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

5. What model do Mexicans prefer that the woman follow?
(a) The model of ancient Mexican goddesses.
(b) The model of The Virgin Mary - chaste and kind.
(c) A general model of decency, secrecy, and long-suffering.
(d) A model of strength, praise, and fortitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the fiesta of Grito celebrated?

2. What is Paz's opinion about the physical features distinguishing Mexicans from North Americans?

3. What familial relationship does Paz equate with solitude?

4. Why is the fiesta, at its core, a revolution?

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

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