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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. According to Paz, what does it mean when a person is alone?
(a) He is superior.
(b) He is inferior.
(c) He is different.
(d) He can never relate to other people.

2. How do Mexicans perceive an opening-up of one's self?
(a) As infidelity to the human spirit.
(b) As a moment of truth.
(c) As a sign of strength.
(d) As a betrayal or weakness.

3. What is Paz's opinion about Western respect for life?
(a) It illustrates man's limitations.
(b) It is either hypocritical or incomplete.
(c) It is truthful and realistic.
(d) It is not convincing.

4. In Paz's estimation, woman is a living representation of which of the following?
(a) Life overpowered by death.
(b) The strangeness of the world.
(c) Life.
(d) Man's incomplete nature.

5. When is the fiesta of Grito celebrated?
(a) August 3 at 9:00 AM.
(b) September 15 at 11:00 PM.
(c) October 31 at 3:00 PM.
(d) April 16 at 11:00 AM.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the evil words a sign and seal?

2. What connotation does the verb, chingar, carry?

3. According to Paz, what is death in modern thought?

4. What is the French sociologists' interpretation of the fiesta?

5. What does the pachuco represent in Paz's writing?

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