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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Paz, what must be the first step toward reform?
(a) A struggle against the lie that makes colonialism official.
(b) A struggle against rampant government corruption.
(c) A return to traditionalism.
(d) A complete overthrow of the socialist state.

2. According to Paz, how does death end when a civilization denies it?
(a) By evading death.
(b) By living fully.
(c) It does not end.
(d) Through the denial of life.

3. In the book's argument, what happens when a Mexican woman is passive?
(a) She comes to believe in the societal values given her.
(b) She functions as a channel of the ancient elements: Earth, motherhood, and virginity.
(c) She embodies the ancient elements of earth, motherhood, and virginity.
(d) She can no longer relate to the man.

4. Why was Diaz's regime in a precarious position regarding positivist philosophy?
(a) Because it could not afford to support such a philosophy when the regime itself was so new.
(b) Because only about half the regime favored the philosophy.
(c) Because it adopted rather than fathered the philosophy.
(d) Because the common people vehemently opposed the philosophy.

5. Why was unemployment high in Mexico at the time that Paz was writing?
(a) The two biggest factories were experiencing lay-offs.
(b) The economy was going through a recession.
(c) The labor unions made it difficult for workers to get jobs.
(d) The population grew more quickly than industry.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Jorge Cuesta, how has Mexico created herself?

2. Aside from being an excess, what does the fiesta revolt against?

3. Why did the Mexican Revolution have to begin before the beginning?

4. What should Mexicans recognize about their alienation from the world?

5. Why are a woman's instincts those of a species rather than her own?

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