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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hooks said teachers do best when they are what type of people?
(a) High self-esteemed people.
(b) Self-hating people.
(c) Self-absorbed people.
(d) Self-actualizing people.

2. What type of theorist is the Latina theorist mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) Conflict.
(b) Feminist.
(c) Social.
(d) Behavioralist.

3. Whose theoretical work did Hooks say may not properly be assessed?
(a) That of "colored women."
(b) That of white women.
(c) That of white men.
(d) That of "colored men."

4. What did Hooks say about some deceptions?
(a) They can be used to alleviate painful histories.
(b) They can be used to create painful histories.
(c) They can be used to create psychological distress.
(d) They can be used to alleviate psychological distress associated with painful histories.

5. Hooks said a woman with a high-paying career could represent which of the following?
(a) Financial failure.
(b) This is not an accurate picture of what women are capable of doing.
(c) Success for the woman's husband.
(d) Success for the woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hooks in the continuation of Chapter 5, when is it important to consider the differences between classes?

2. In the continuation of Chapter 5, what did Hooks think about the interracial atmosphere?

3. How did Hooks write the essay in Chapter 4?

4. Hooks said that sometimes oppression is the result of the need to find better ways of aligning what?

5. When did Hooks say finding a way to release the sense of dominance and oppression is crucial?

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