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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. As explained in Chapter One, who are the pachucos?
(a) Old men who keep the memory of Mexico alive in their grandchildren who were born in the United States.
(b) Old men who no longer have a connection to their native land.
(c) Young men who leave Mexico for the United States hoping for a better life.
(d) Rebellious youths who are not assimilated into North American culture.

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

3. Where does Paz state that the Mexican's indifference hides his life force?
(a) Within a jumble of emotions.
(b) Behind a veil of rationalism.
(c) Behind a death mask.
(d) In silence.

4. What role does the Mexican man play in society?
(a) He wants to raise Mexico to a place of prominence in the world.
(b) He protects everything entrusted to him.
(c) He seeks to expand his control in the world.
(d) He defends everything that he has.

5. In Paz's opinion, when is a person most likely to see himself as precious and unique?
(a) At the end of his life.
(b) When he is in love.
(c) In childhood.
(d) During adolescence.

Short Answer Questions

1. In their relation to their world, to whom does Paz compare Mexicans?

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

3. What masculine trait enters into the idea of feminine modesty?

4. When does the pachuco become his true self?

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

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