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

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. 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) The glance could spark rage.
(b) His neighbor reveals the disillusioned character of Mexico.
(c) The glance could reveal his isolation.
(d) His neighbor is a pathetic version of himself.

3. In Paz's thought, what does a study of the great myths reveal?
(a) Man will never truly be saved.
(b) Man will continually become better than he is now.
(c) Man has broken the order of the universe.
(d) Man can only be saved by something other than himself.

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

5. What did the Revolution force the Mexican people to do?
(a) Think about the future in global terms.
(b) Confront history and invent their future.
(c) Overcome the institutions of colonialism.
(d) Synthesize their colonial past with the pre-Catholicism past..

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is death a part of the fiesta (Chapter Three)?

2. What was the most radical period of the Revolution?

3. When did Spain begin to lose her hold on Mexico?

4. Why are woman considered inferior people?

5. What happened to the people annexed by greater world powers?

(see the answer key)

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