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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does Paz reduce the Mexican character? (Chapter Four, page 73).
(a) The Mexican is stronger when he is alone.
(b) The Mexican only lives when he faces death.
(c) The Mexican is himself only in the crowd of a fiesta or ceremony.
(d) The Mexican does not dare or want to be himself.

2. What should Mexicans recognize about their alienation from the world?
(a) It has managed to cut them off completely.
(b) It is shared by many people around the world.
(c) It is unique to their country.
(d) It can be reversed only by a charismatic leader.

3. What is the value of Sor Juana's poem, "First Dream"?
(a) A philosophical look at Catholicism.
(b) A comprehensive history of the Indians before Cortez.
(c) A penetrating analysis of the effects of European influence.
(d) A philosophical look at the depth of reality.

4. Why are people sad if a person dies badly (Chapter Three)?
(a) The death should reflect the life.
(b) The life is less important than the death.
(c) There will be no rest for his soul.
(d) There is no honor in an untoward death.

5. Why were the Indians not outraged that their religions were replaced with Catholicism? (Chapter Five).
(a) Because their gods had betrayed them when Cortez attacked.
(b) Because they liked Catholicism better.
(c) Because they had been reconnected to the world.
(d) Because they were not very connected to their gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Paz, what is the Mexican's relationship with his fellow man?

2. According to Paz, who is most fascinated by death?

3. When does intimacy sprout among Mexicans?

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

5. Why did the Spaniards not exterminate the Indians after they were conquered?

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