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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 a woman's instincts those of a species rather than her own?
(a) As an inferior person, she does not have individual instincts.
(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) Her individual instincts are obliterated because of her proximity to the Divine.

2. What connotation does the verb, chingar, carry?
(a) Mythical power.
(b) Violation.
(c) Disaster.
(d) Failure.

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

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

5. What does Paz deem to be the first and most serious change that a man endures when he becomes a worker?
(a) He stops earning what he is worth.
(b) He loses his individuality.
(c) He loses his sense of the Divine.
(d) He loses communion with his fellow man.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Paz, how does death end when a civilization denies it?

2. In Paz's view, why does the Spaniard still use and enjoy blasphemy?

3. In the book's argument, what happens when a Mexican woman is passive?

4. When does intimacy sprout among Mexicans?

5. What is the advantage of the North American view of women in relation to the Spanish view?

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