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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Paz, what is death in modern thought?
(a) The putting to rest of all sorrow.
(b) The end of all unworthy men.
(c) The avoidable end to a wasted life.
(d) The predictable end to a natural progression.

2. In Paz's example of the village near Mitla, how is their yearly income spent?
(a) On fiestas.
(b) On education.
(c) On funerals.
(d) On weddings and christenings.

3. What was the most radical period of the Revolution?
(a) The Obregon Administration.
(b) The Calles Coup.
(c) The Cardenas Administration.
(d) The three months leading up to the revolt.

4. In the book's argument, what happens when a Mexican woman is passive?
(a) She functions as a channel of the ancient elements: Earth, motherhood, and virginity.
(b) She can no longer relate to the man.
(c) She comes to believe in the societal values given her.
(d) She embodies the ancient elements of earth, motherhood, and virginity.

5. What did Paz find in the actions and faces of North Americans?
(a) A faith in their society and confidence in its survival.
(b) An unrealistic optimism about the future.
(c) A fear about the survival of their society.
(d) A faith in man's intrinsic goodness and its effects on their culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most valued trait in both the military and political realms?

2. What has history demonstrated through certain Contra authors such as Isaac Deutscher?

3. Other than solitude, what does the Mexican often feel in relation to other peoples?

4. According to the tribe of the Chamulas, what is a chulel?

5. What is one factor that drives world markets?

(see the answer key)

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