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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. Paz says that during critical moments in a nation's development, the people ask themselves a critical question. What is that question?
(a) How can we move forward?
(b) How do we want the future to look?
(c) Who are we and how can we fulfill this obligation?
(d) Who should lead us?

2. As Paz uderstands it, what is the Mexican's relation to death?
(a) Sacrificial.
(b) Intimate but empty.
(c) Intimate and heartbreaking.
(d) Emotionally remote.

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

4. As Paz begins Chapter Two, he says that the Mexican is always afraid to glance at his neighbor. What reason does he give for that?
(a) His neighbor reveals the disillusioned character of Mexico.
(b) His neighbor is a pathetic version of himself.
(c) The glance could spark rage.
(d) The glance could reveal his isolation.

5. How did Paz consider his philosophical questions?
(a) As the only means to find answers.
(b) As an excuse for not facing reality.
(c) As a waste of time.
(d) As meaningful only if they addressed the question of Mexican identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aside from being an excess, what does the fiesta revolt against?

2. Why did the sense of Mexicanism "float" in the air of Los Angeles?

3. In Paz's understanding of genders, how do Mexican women become like men?

4. When does the pachuco become his true self?

5. In Latin America, what was the importance of Jose Gorostiza's poem, Muerte sin Fin?

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