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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 From Independence to the Revolution.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In his obsession with hygiene, work, and health, what does the North American miss?
(a) True anger.
(b) Truth.
(c) True joy.
(d) All-consuming love.

3. When does intimacy sprout among Mexicans?
(a) When the nation is least involved in world affairs.
(b) When they are most alone.
(c) When incited by violence, alcohol, or a fiesta.
(d) When they are in love.

4. How does a man become "like the angels" (Chapter Three, page 61)?
(a) By running from death to an embracement of life.
(b) By valuing life to its final moment.
(c) By opening fully to death, as well as to life.
(d) By entrusting everything to God.

5. What familial relationship does Paz equate with solitude?
(a) Being childless.
(b) Being an orphan.
(c) Having no male relatives.
(d) Having no siblings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Indians not outraged that their religions were replaced with Catholicism? (Chapter Five).

2. What is the Mexican concept of work?

3. How does the philosophy of progress treat death?

4. During the fiesta of Grito, why do the people shout for one hour, in Paz's interpretation?

5. What is the difference between the Mexican killer and the modern one?

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