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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Paz see the 20th Century?
(a) A time when feudalism was finally thrown off.
(b) A time when all historical eras mingled and merged.
(c) A time when dictators took more power than ever before.
(d) A time when the common man asserted himself.

3. What was sacrificed when Porfirio Diaz took power and subdued anarchy?
(a) Liberty.
(b) Possibility.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Equality.

4. On which group of people were Paz's thoughts focused?
(a) Those who are seeking a better philosophy as Mexicans.
(b) Those who are focused on making Mexico a part of the world.
(c) Those who are conscious of themselves as Mexicans.
(d) The Mexican nation as a whole.

5. What was Vasconcelos' philosophy regarding the material world?
(a) The supernatural world governs the material world.
(b) Emotions, rather than intellect, comprehend the world and create reality.
(c) The material world cannot be understood nor explained.
(d) Intellect, rather than emotions, comprehends the world and creates reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does Paz reduce the Mexican character? (Chapter Four, page 73).

2. Why was unemployment high in Mexico at the time that Paz was writing?

3. In Paz's philosophy, why must Mexicans face reality alone?

4. Where have the great revolutions of the 20th Century occurred?

5. What is the advantage of the North American view of women in relation to the Spanish view?

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