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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The Sons of La Malinche.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Paz consider his philosophical questions?
(a) As the only means to find answers.
(b) As an excuse for not facing reality.
(c) As meaningful only if they addressed the question of Mexican identity.
(d) As a waste of time.

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

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

4. According to Paz, what is death in modern thought?
(a) The end of all unworthy men.
(b) The predictable end to a natural progression.
(c) The avoidable end to a wasted life.
(d) The putting to rest of all sorrow.

5. Why does the modern novelist rarely choose the worker as his protagonist?
(a) The worker is too recent and similar to his boss.
(b) The worker cannot adequately capture what the novelist wants to convey.
(c) The worker is not modern enough.
(d) The worker is not a universal figure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Other than solitude, what does the Mexican often feel in relation to other peoples?

2. How do Mexicans perceive an opening-up of one's self?

3. What connotation does the verb, chingar, carry?

4. How is the myth of the "long-suffering Mexican woman" created?

5. In Paz's estimation, what vital word has the Mexican forgotten?

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