1. What did Hooks feel like she was always punished for?
(a) Questioning the matriarchal order.
(b) Fighting with her siblings.
(c) Questioning the patriarchal order.
(d) Not washing the dishes.

2. When did Hooks say finding a way to release the sense of dominance and oppression is crucial?
(a) It is not necessary. The idea of dominance and oppression are essential to a society.
(b) Only when one is white.
(c) When operating under a system of dominance.
(d) When operating under a system of oppression.

3. In Chapter 1, whose work did Hooks mention?
(a) Thine Nhat Hanh.
(b) Thicke Nat Hhan.
(c) Thich Nhat Hanh.
(d) Thin Not Han.

4. What was the first topic that Hooks talked about in Chapter 3?
(a) How the involvement of students is what makes or breaks the success of a teacher.
(b) How the classroom should not be the main venue for teaching. It begins at home.
(c) How becoming a teacher can be beneficial to the individual as well as his / her students.
(d) How to implement the transformations within the classroom that multiculturalism requires.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hooks, what should be a teacher's role with regard to students within a classroom and their interaction with other students in the classroom?

2. What did Hooks mention as a tool that cuts both ways with regard to progress?

3. What type of thinking did Hooks say is crucial to the educational process?

4. What personal experience did Hooks talk about in Chapter 2?

5. According to Hooks, what group of people were the masterminds behind the control system?

(see the answer key)

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