1. The bulk of Hooks' "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" cites which of the following?
(a) Fractures in the justice system.
(b) Comparison and contrast of several religions.
(c) A variety of differences.
(d) A variety of similarities.

2. What personal experience did Hooks talk about in Chapter 2?
(a) Racial integration of schools.
(b) Gender identification within schools.
(c) Racial segregation of schools.
(d) Class discrimination in schools.

3. 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) When operating under a system of oppression.
(c) Only when one is white.
(d) When operating under a system of dominance.

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

5. In Chapter 5, what was the relationship status of Hooks' parents?
(a) Never married but are a part of the children's lives.
(b) Married and living together.
(c) Married but separated.
(d) Divorced.

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 type of writing was Chapter 2 initially going to be?

3. What did Hooks say about a wealthy woman who works by choice?

4. What is different about the way Hooks prints her pseudonym on the cover of the book than you would find on most books?

5. According to Hooks, what is automatically excluded when the standard of good theoretical works is established?

(see the answer key)

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