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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following contributed to making colonialism alive and relevant?
(a) Imperial takeover.
(b) Violence.
(c) Native acceptance.
(d) Catholicism.

2. Which of the following created the Spanish monarchy?
(a) Diversity.
(b) Political will.
(c) Unity.
(d) Violence.

3. According to Paz, what is the "contemporary crisis"? (Chapter Seven, page 172).
(a) The crisis of self-identity sweeping South America.
(b) The struggle between two diverse cultures.
(c) A struggle within a culture that no longer has any rivals.
(d) The difficulty of Mexico relating to the advancing western world.

4. According to Paz, why does the liar tell lies to himself?
(a) He does not know the truth.
(b) He is afraid of finding truth in other people.
(c) He is afraid of the world.
(d) He is afraid of himself.

5. According to Paz's argument, what is the source of the North American's irritation with the pachuco?
(a) He sees the pachuco as a mythical figure, and thus dangerous.
(b) He sees the pachuco as a threat to North American society.
(c) He does not know how to relate to the pachuco.
(d) He sees the pachuco as an invader.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Whom did Paz call the "guardian of freedom and traitor to his country"? (Chapter Six, page 125).

3. In contrast to the North American, what is one of the most noticeable traits about the Mexican character?

4. According to Paz, what philosophical fact defines much of Mexico's history?

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

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