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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 does the pachuco present himself to the people around him?
(a) As a man searching for a home.
(b) As one of the group.
(c) As a lost man.
(d) As a solitary, challenging figure.

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

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

4. What does the pachuco represent in Paz's writing?
(a) The modern-day religious saint.
(b) One extreme at which the Mexican can arrive.
(c) The typical Mexican living in North American culture.
(d) One step along the path that a Mexican can take.

5. Other than solitude, what does the Mexican often feel in relation to other peoples?
(a) Weakness.
(b) Complete isolation.
(c) Intellectualism.
(d) Inferiority.

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained in Chapter One, who are the pachucos?

2. What does the Mexican value in art, religion, and politics?

3. Why are woman considered inferior people?

4. Paz discusses the result of persecution on the pachuco. What is that result?

5. What masculine trait enters into the idea of feminine modesty?

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