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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The Sons of La Malinche.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are people sad if a person dies badly (Chapter Three)?
(a) The death should reflect the life.
(b) There is no honor in an untoward death.
(c) There will be no rest for his soul.
(d) The life is less important than the death.

2. In Paz's understanding of genders, how do Mexican women become like men?
(a) Through self-denial.
(b) In love.
(c) Through suffering.
(d) Through sacrifice.

3. Paz states that a Mexican utters the words that are considered most evil when which of the following occurs?
(a) When he wants to get his point across.
(b) When he wants to invoke the evil contained in the words.
(c) When he is extremely angry.
(d) When he is not in control of himself.

4. 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 of love given to him by his mother.
(c) The word that gives him peace with all others.
(d) The word tying him to life forces of creativity and destruction.

5. When Paz first arrived in the United States, what surprised him most about the people?
(a) Their honesty and sense of community.
(b) Their lack of openness.
(c) Their confidence and self-assurance.
(d) Their confidence in the future of the nation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most valued trait in both the military and political realms?

2. Which of the following powers does the saying "I am your father" hold? (Chapter Four, page 80).

3. What does Paz deem to be the first and most serious change that a man endures when he becomes a worker?

4. When is the fiesta of Grito celebrated?

5. What analogy does Paz use to explain Mexico's history?

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