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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hooks say is necessary in order to achieve higher quality results when analyzing theoretical works?
(a) Works written by men.
(b) Controls with flexibility.
(c) Firm controls.
(d) Works written by women.

2. What effect does Hooks hope "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" will have on society?
(a) She hopes it will create an unbiased perspective on the white American female situation.
(b) She hopes it will create an unbiased perspective on the black American female situation.
(c) She hopes it will not create a biased perspective on the black American female situation.
(d) She hopes it will not create a biased perspective on the white American female situation.

3. In what two contexts did Hooks talk about white men and black women?
(a) Educated and uneducated.
(b) From the northern region of the United States and from the southern region of the United States.
(c) Slavery and freedom.
(d) Lawyers and non-lawyers.

4. What is different about the way Hooks prints her pseudonym on the cover of the book than you would find on most books?
(a) It takes up the entire cover.
(b) It is circled.
(c) It is written in all capital letters.
(d) It consists of no capital letters.

5. Who was one of Hooks' intellectual influences?
(a) Galileo.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Paulo Freire.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the context of class, what did Hooks say could happen to the status of the black partner within an interracial (black/white) relationship?

2. According to Hooks, "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" consists of a great amount of analysis that are natural and _____ for women.

3. In Chapter 14, what did Hooks say has influenced the learning process?

4. How did Hooks say her work is often received by its readers?

5. What was the major problem Hooks faced within the patriarchal framework?

(see the answer key)

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