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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are men inclined to see love in a patriarchal culture, according to hooks?
(a) As something they should receive without giving back.
(b) As something they should give and receive.
(c) As something they should give and not receive.
(d) As something unimportant.

2. What does hooks insist does not end when one begins to love?
(a) Life.
(b) Joy.
(c) Suffering and pain.
(d) Curiosity.

3. Where does hooks write is a good place to build community?
(a) In loving friendships.
(b) College.
(c) In a family.
(d) At work.

4. What was hooks unable to receive from her partner of 15 years?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Sex.
(c) Money.
(d) The love she needed from her family.

5. What does hooks say endless craving lead to?
(a) Broken hearts.
(b) Broken spirits.
(c) Fulfillment.
(d) Love.

6. What does hooks say happens when people practice love?
(a) They start new lives.
(b) They want to give more.
(c) They stop being mean.
(d) They make new friends.

7. What is a primary way to end oppression and domination?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Love.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Honesty.

8. How did Toni Morrison identify love?
(a) As damaging.
(b) As transformative.
(c) As joyful.
(d) As destructive.

9. What does fear keep people from doing, according to hooks?
(a) Having children.
(b) Finding romance.
(c) Trusting in love.
(d) Living with joy.

10. What do pained people often believe will save them, according to hooks?
(a) Romantic relationships.
(b) Friendships.
(c) God.
(d) Education.

11. What does hooks not believe in?
(a) That people can find love.
(b) God.
(c) Magic.
(d) That people can just "fall in love."

12. Where is a good place to learn the power of community, according to hooks?
(a) The extended family.
(b) Church.
(c) College.
(d) Work.

13. What does hooks refer to when she speaks of the divine spirit?
(a) Angels.
(b) God.
(c) Forces beyond human control that provide guidance.
(d) Love.

14. What is the first step, identified by hooks, of practicing love?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Letting someone love you.
(c) Choosing to be honest.
(d) Loving someone else.

15. What does hooks say people must surrender to know love?
(a) Bad habits.
(b) Their attachment to sexist thinking.
(c) Worldly possessions.
(d) Moral values.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does hook write that the cultural emphasis on consumption deflect attention from?

2. What can people achieve when their passions give them courage to face reality?

3. Who wrote Stength to Love?

4. What, according to hooks, becomes acceptable in a culture of greed?

5. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. say about love?

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