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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion does Paz cite as the quintessential example of a god killed and resurrected?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Orphism.

2. As Paz begins Chapter Two, he says that the Mexican is always afraid to glance at his neighbor. What reason does he give for that?
(a) His neighbor reveals the disillusioned character of Mexico.
(b) The glance could spark rage.
(c) The glance could reveal his isolation.
(d) His neighbor is a pathetic version of himself.

3. Whom did Paz call the "guardian of freedom and traitor to his country"? (Chapter Six, page 125).
(a) Benito Juarez.
(b) Santa-Ana.
(c) Valentin Gomez Farias.
(d) Jose Maria Mora.

4. What was an important element of all ancient cultures?
(a) Military superiority.
(b) Historical records.
(c) Religion.
(d) Familial relationships.

5. What rites are connected with the establishment of houses and cities?
(a) Those of stepping toward Paradise.
(b) Those of the search for a holy center, a beginning.
(c) Those of the protection needed for a home.
(d) Those of coming home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to the former plurality of ideas and customs? (Chapter Seven).

2. As the closure to Chapter Two, the reader sees what shadow spreading out over Mexico?

3. Why is a study of colonialism important in understanding Mexican history?

4. Above all other definitions, who is the Chingada?

5. How did the Aztecs' final struggle manifest itself?

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