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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. In Paz's opinion, when is a person most likely to see himself as precious and unique?
(a) In childhood.
(b) During adolescence.
(c) At the end of his life.
(d) When he is in love.

2. How is the myth of the "long-suffering Mexican woman" created?
(a) When the woman's natural frailty becomes a virtue.
(b) When the woman becomes impassive in the face of suffering.
(c) When the woman overcomes her natural frailty.
(d) When the woman is most vulnerable to attack.

3. What does the Mexican value in art, religion, and politics?
(a) Purity.
(b) Equality.
(c) Form.
(d) Originality.

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

5. On which group of people were Paz's thoughts focused?
(a) Those who are conscious of themselves as Mexicans.
(b) The Mexican nation as a whole.
(c) Those who are seeking a better philosophy as Mexicans.
(d) Those who are focused on making Mexico a part of the world.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

3. How does Paz differentiate between views of the body in Mexico and North America?

4. What duality does the pachuco represent?

5. When does the pachuco become his true self?

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