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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 Mexican Masks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Mexicans perceive an opening-up of one's self?
(a) As a moment of truth.
(b) As a betrayal or weakness.
(c) As a sign of strength.
(d) As infidelity to the human spirit.

2. As the closure to Chapter Two, the reader sees what shadow spreading out over Mexico?
(a) The shadow of Nobody.
(b) The shadow of dissimulation.
(c) The shadow of truth.
(d) The shadow of Catholicism.

3. According to Paz, what does it mean when a person is alone?
(a) He is superior.
(b) He can never relate to other people.
(c) He is inferior.
(d) He is different.

4. 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.

5. What analogy does Paz use to explain Mexico's history?
(a) A man searching for his wife.
(b) A child without a future.
(c) A child without a family.
(d) A man searching for his parents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do a pachuco's actions and lifestyle demonstrate?

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

4. In the book's argument, what happens when a Mexican woman is passive?

5. What is Paz's opinion about the physical features distinguishing Mexicans from North Americans?

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