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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 Mexican Masks.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why are woman considered inferior people?
(a) They are not as intelligent as men.
(b) They are too emotionally attached.
(c) They open themselves up in submission.
(d) They are not as reticent as men.

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

4. How do Mexicans avoid the dangers of romantic relationships, according to Paz?
(a) By denying the importance of the other.
(b) By exaggerating their feelings.
(c) By stifling their feelings.
(d) By not truly loving.

5. Why are a woman's instincts those of a species rather than her own?
(a) Her individual instincts are obliterated because of her proximity to the Divine.
(b) She must have instincts of the species in order to perpetuate the race.
(c) She is the incarnation of the life force, which itself is impersonal.
(d) As an inferior person, she does not have individual instincts.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Paz begins Chapter Two, he says that the Mexican is always afraid to glance at his neighbor. What reason does he give for that?

2. How does the pachuco present himself to the people around him?

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

4. How do Mexicans perceive an opening-up of one's self?

5. On which group of people were Paz's thoughts focused?

(see the answer key)

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