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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the worlds of terrorism and mass production similar to each other? (Chapter Four).
(a) However subtle, they use persecution.
(b) They are worlds of things.
(c) Their primary catalyst is guilt.
(d) They focus on the individuality of man.

2. What duality does the pachuco represent?
(a) A fiend whose trademark is hearty laughter.
(b) A clown whose purpose is terror.
(c) A victim obsessed with revenge.
(d) A saint deeply involved in scandal.

3. In Paz's argument, how have tradition and religion always been presented to the Mexicans?
(a) As things leading to their spiritual salvation.
(b) As things that will solidify their national identity.
(c) As things that stifle their individuality.
(d) As things to be held lightly or discarded.

4. In contrast to the North American, what is one of the most noticeable traits about the Mexican character?
(a) His aversion to horror.
(b) His disinterest in emotional attachments.
(c) His obsession with love.
(d) His acceptance of horror.

5. In Paz's estimation, what vital word has the Mexican forgotten?
(a) The word that gives him peace with all others.
(b) The word that allows him to reach out to others.
(c) The word of love given to him by his mother.
(d) The word tying him to life forces of creativity and destruction.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what does a fiesta free the Mexican, in Paz's understanding?

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

3. Through dissimulation, what does a Mexican attempt to do?

4. What did the Spaniards find when they arrived in South America?

5. How did liberalism and democracy function in South American countries?

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