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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What example did Hooks give of something a woman has done to build a solid female intellectual tradition ?
(a) When Hooks' sister washed the dishes of a prominent businessman.
(b) When Hooks' mother gave birth to her and her siblings.
(c) When Hooks graduated from high school.
(d) When Hooks published "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom".

2. In terms of race, what type of attitude did Hooks discuss in Chapter 5?
(a) Integration and equality.
(b) Black supremacy.
(c) Separate but equal.
(d) White supremacy.

3. According to the continuation of Chapter 5, what did Hooks say about the method of achieving higher results when analyzing theoretical works?
(a) It is evaluated and updated yearly.
(b) It is evaluated and updated quarterly.
(c) It is not uniform throughout the culture.
(d) It is uniform throughout the culture.

4. How did Hooks say her work is often received by its readers?
(a) It is criticized.
(b) It is ignored.
(c) It is incorporated into the text of many classes.
(d) It is well liked.

5. At the end of Chapter 3, what school did Hooks mention?
(a) Northwestern University.
(b) University of Massachusetts.
(c) Oberlin College.
(d) Columbia University.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hooks describe the works of the Latina theorist introduced in Chapter 5?

2. According to Chapter 9, something about this book is symptomatic of what two things?

3. Who was the main target audience of this book?

4. Whose theoretical work did Hooks say may not properly be assessed?

5. What type of person did Hooks say would most likely recognize how significant her work is?

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