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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hooks' intellectual influence wrote with the biases of what?
(a) Himself/herself.
(b) Himself/herself and his/her time.
(c) No biases.
(d) His/her time.

2. Who was the main target audience of this book?
(a) Black men.
(b) Black women.
(c) White women.
(d) White men.

3. What problem did Hooks say white women face in terms of white men?
(a) The ability to prevent white men from physically abusing them.
(b) The ability to persuade white men that they too should have the right to be educated.
(c) The ability to convince them that they should receive equal pay for the same jobs they do as white men.
(d) The ability to prevent white men from becoming sexually involved with black women.

4. What type of writing was Chapter 2 initially going to be?
(a) Play.
(b) Essay.
(c) Poem.
(d) Song lyrics.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a factor that Hooks said affected her career path?

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

3. In Chapter 4, what important tenet did Hooks repeat?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 4, Hooks gave the audience her true name. What is it?

5. According to Hooks, when is the profession of teaching best served?

(see the answer key)

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