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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Day of the Dead.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the fiesta of Grito celebrated?
(a) October 31 at 3:00 PM.
(b) September 15 at 11:00 PM.
(c) April 16 at 11:00 AM.
(d) August 3 at 9:00 AM.

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

3. Why did the sense of Mexicanism "float" in the air of Los Angeles?
(a) It was an ethereal sense of nationality.
(b) No one truly knew that it meant to be Mexican.
(c) People struggled to retain Mexican identity in a foreign land.
(d) It did not mix with the North American efficiency or precision.

4. What is the difference between the Mexican killer and the modern one?
(a) Only the Mexican killer expresses true hatred.
(b) The Mexican kills a man, not an object.
(c) The Mexican obliterates an object, not a man.
(d) The Mexican kills as an expression of love.

5. As Paz uderstands it, what is the Mexican's relation to death?
(a) Intimate but empty.
(b) Sacrificial.
(c) Intimate and heartbreaking.
(d) Emotionally remote.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Paz's opinion, when is a person most likely to see himself as precious and unique?

4. Why are people sad if a person dies badly (Chapter Three)?

5. What is the most valued trait in both the military and political realms?

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