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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 From Independence to the Revolution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Paz's thought, what does a study of the great myths reveal?
(a) Man will continually become better than he is now.
(b) Man has broken the order of the universe.
(c) Man can only be saved by something other than himself.
(d) Man will never truly be saved.

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

3. According to Paz, what does it mean when a person is alone?
(a) He can never relate to other people.
(b) He is different.
(c) He is inferior.
(d) He is superior.

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

5. Chapter Three begins with the great effect that fiestas and public celebrations have. What is this effect?
(a) They increase man's sense of his mortality.
(b) They emphasize man's individuality.
(c) They stop the flow of time.
(d) They bring people together with unusual dynamics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What duality does the pachuco represent?

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

3. What familial relationship does Paz equate with solitude?

4. What did positivism do with the ideals of the Reformation?

5. How does solitude assume a purifying, almost purgative, quality for the Mexican?

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