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

2. How does the pachuco present himself to the people around him?
(a) As a lost man.
(b) As one of the group.
(c) As a solitary, challenging figure.
(d) As a man searching for a home.

3. Why do Mexicans tell lies (Chapter Two)?
(a) To hide themselves.
(b) To create confusion.
(c) To protect the other person.
(d) Merely for the enjoyment of it.

4. Aside from being an excess, what does the fiesta revolt against?
(a) Life.
(b) Form.
(c) Death.
(d) Sadness.

5. To which of the following does Paz reduce the Mexican character? (Chapter Four, page 73).
(a) The Mexican only lives when he faces death.
(b) The Mexican does not dare or want to be himself.
(c) The Mexican is himself only in the crowd of a fiesta or ceremony.
(d) The Mexican is stronger when he is alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Paz, what does it mean when a person is alone?

2. In his obsession with hygiene, work, and health, what does the North American miss?

3. What mentality does Paz attribute to the Mexican?

4. In Paz's thought, what does a study of the great myths reveal?

5. In Paz's estimation, what vital word has the Mexican forgotten?

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