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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 is death in modern thought?
(a) The predictable end to a natural progression.
(b) The putting to rest of all sorrow.
(c) The end of all unworthy men.
(d) The avoidable end to a wasted life.

2. Which of the following powers does the saying "I am your father" hold? (Chapter Four, page 80).
(a) The power of the justified and privileged person.
(b) The power of the closed person, the aggressor.
(c) The subtle power of the seemingly weaker person.
(d) The power of the Creator.

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

4. What familial relationship does Paz equate with solitude?
(a) Being childless.
(b) Having no siblings.
(c) Being an orphan.
(d) Having no male relatives.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Paz's opinion, when is a person most likely to see himself as precious and unique?

3. What is the novelty of the pachuco clothing?

4. Why did Catholicism drastically change the Aztec view of life?

5. What did Paz find in the actions and faces of North Americans?

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