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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do many books about love tend to avoid?
(a) A clear definition of love.
(b) A clear definition of hatred.
(c) Images of romantic love.
(d) Images of platonic love.

2. What term does hooks use to describe her family?
(a) Functional.
(b) Abnormal.
(c) Normal.
(d) Dysfunctional.

3. What does hooks identify as the original school of love?
(a) School.
(b) Friendships.
(c) Family.
(d) College.

4. Who does hooks particularly admire?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Parents.
(c) Homemakers.
(d) Dogs.

5. What helped hooks to survive the trauma of lovelessness?
(a) The experience of genuine love.
(b) Movies.
(c) Books.
(d) Romantic love.

6. What does patriarchal masculinity ask of men?
(a) To see themselves as followers.
(b) To see themselves as inferior to women.
(c) To see themselves as above women.
(d) To see themselves as leaders.

7. What did hooks realize as a child?
(a) Love is for losers.
(b) Life was not worth living without love.
(c) Love is unnecessary.
(d) She hates love.

8. How does hooks believe adults should treat children?
(a) With tough love.
(b) With reckless abandon.
(c) With respect and dignity.
(d) With little love.

9. What university did hooks teach at?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Boston College.
(d) Yale.

10. When do people first learn about love?
(a) During childhood.
(b) During adulthood.
(c) During adolescence.
(d) People never learn about love.

11. What does hooks say men utilize to subordinate women?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Lying.
(c) Psychological terrorism.
(d) Abuse.

12. Who does hooks think is cynical about love?
(a) Babies.
(b) Old people.
(c) Cats.
(d) Young people.

13. What happened when hooks stopped mourning her past?
(a) She got a cat.
(b) She got married.
(c) She made more friends.
(d) She was able to love again.

14. What, according to hooks, keeping secrets usually about?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Romance.
(c) Power.
(d) Love.

15. What do dictionary definitions of love tend to emphasize?
(a) Unrequited love.
(b) Romantic love.
(c) Platonic love.
(d) Puppy love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does hooks say is the responsibillity of adults?

2. What does living consciously mean, according to hooks?

3. What is one tactic men use to gain power in relationships?

4. Why did hooks live through most of her life broken-hearted?

5. What are boys often taught at a young age?

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