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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. What happens when the Mexican dissimulates?
(a) He preserves his individuality intact.
(b) He merges with the common people.
(c) He nearly ceases to exist.
(d) He becomes estranged from society.

2. Why is the fiesta, at its core, a revolution?
(a) Man is finally free.
(b) It has no regard for religious mores.
(c) It dissolves society.
(d) It allows man to be something different.

3. According to Paz, why does the liar tell lies to himself?
(a) He is afraid of the world.
(b) He does not know the truth.
(c) He is afraid of himself.
(d) He is afraid of finding truth in other people.

4. 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.

5. When Aztec victims were sacrificed, why did their deaths lack personal meaning?
(a) They were at the bottom of the social scale.
(b) Any sacrifice to the gods was seen impersonally.
(c) Their lives did not belong to them.
(d) No one was left to mourn for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is death a part of the fiesta (Chapter Three)?

2. According to Paz's argument, what is the source of the North American's irritation with the pachuco?

3. When does intimacy sprout among Mexicans?

4. What model do Mexicans prefer that the woman follow?

5. What does the Mexican value in art, religion, and politics?

(see the answer key)

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