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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do Mexicans avoid the dangers of romantic relationships, according to Paz?
(a) By denying the importance of the other.
(b) By exaggerating their feelings.
(c) By stifling their feelings.
(d) By not truly loving.

3. How does Paz differentiate between views of the body in Mexico and North America?
(a) Mexicans are ashamed of their bodies, while North Americans live with physical exuberance.
(b) Mexicans are afraid of their bodies, while North Americans are modest.
(c) Mexicans live with abandon while North Americans are prudent.
(d) Mexicans are modest, while North Americans are afraid of their bodies.

4. From what does a fiesta free the Mexican, in Paz's understanding?
(a) The drudgery of common living.
(b) The explosive desires he carries in his heart.
(c) The sense of unfulfilled desires.
(d) The horror of human thought.

5. How did liberalism and democracy function in South American countries?
(a) As a veneer for the workings of colonialism.
(b) As the breath of fresh air, politically speaking.
(c) As an impetus to move the countries into modernity.
(d) As the new structure of governments around the continent.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Paz, what is the "contemporary crisis"? (Chapter Seven, page 172).

2. What is the Spanish view of women in contrast to the Mexican?

3. What was the motto of positivism?

4. When Paz first arrived in the United States, what surprised him most about the people?

5. What is the novelty of the pachuco clothing?

(see the answer key)

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