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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hooks began Chapter 10 by setting up the tension between what two groups?
(a) Men and women.
(b) Americans and foreigners.
(c) Black women and white women.
(d) Rich and poor.

2. During the experiences mentioned in Chapter 8, silence of what issues ended for Hooks?
(a) Matters of discrimination, politics, and age.
(b) Matters of race, class, and gender.
(c) Matters of race, class, and religion.
(d) Matters of insecurities, age, and class.

3. When Hooks was speaking of oppression in Chapter 8, to whom was she referring?
(a) Girls.
(b) Boys.
(c) Elderly men and women.
(d) Women in the workplace.

4. What group of students did Hooks find is hardest to teach?
(a) Those who are black.
(b) Those who are male.
(c) Those who are white.
(d) Those who are suspicious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hooks said a woman with a high-paying career could represent which of the following?

2. According to Chapter 10, many believed sexual relationships across racial boundaries are which of the following?

3. What Latina theorist did Hooks introduce in Chapter 5?

4. Who does Hooks believe is in charge of constituting what is considered good theory?

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

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