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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the fiesta of Grito, why do the people shout for one hour, in Paz's interpretation?
(a) To express great joy.
(b) So they can be silent the rest of the year.
(c) To express their rage.
(d) So the name of Grito cannot be heard.

2. Why do Mexicans tell lies (Chapter Two)?
(a) To hide themselves.
(b) To protect the other person.
(c) To create confusion.
(d) Merely for the enjoyment of it.

3. How does a man become "like the angels" (Chapter Three, page 61)?
(a) By running from death to an embracement of life.
(b) By valuing life to its final moment.
(c) By opening fully to death, as well as to life.
(d) By entrusting everything to God.

4. What was the main philosophical objective of the Revolution?
(a) To conquer the past and take it into the present.
(b) To produce several influential Mexican thinkers.
(c) To replace Catholicism with rationalism.
(d) To overthrow the conservative ideals.

5. According to Paz, what is the new purpose of divorce?
(a) To prove the power of a conquest.
(b) To dilute the power of marriage.
(c) To cast off established ties.
(d) To allow people to choose more freely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Paz call the "guardian of freedom and traitor to his country"? (Chapter Six, page 125).

2. Paz states that a Mexican utters the words that are considered most evil when which of the following occurs?

3. Following the Revolution, why was socialist education not widely implemented in Mexico?

4. What does the Mexican value in art, religion, and politics?

5. What rites are connected with the establishment of houses and cities?

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