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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hooks say about women concerning many of the ideas she addressed in the book?
(a) Women have written her to let Hooks know her ideas are invalid.
(b) Hooks' ideas are the things that women have been thinking about for quite some time.
(c) Women are indifferent about Hooks' views.
(d) Women have said they are not concerned with the issues, but Hooks' ideas are good.

2. In what two contexts did Hooks talk about white men and black women?
(a) Slavery and freedom.
(b) Educated and uneducated.
(c) From the northern region of the United States and from the southern region of the United States.
(d) Lawyers and non-lawyers.

3. According to Chapter 9, what is much of "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" about?
(a) Obvious and subtle reasons why her work hasn't been published by a certain press.
(b) Ways to defy the ruling political party.
(c) How to find and marry the person one loves.
(d) The establishment of the Feminist movement.

4. How did Hooks say her work is often received by its readers?
(a) It is incorporated into the text of many classes.
(b) It is criticized.
(c) It is ignored.
(d) It is well liked.

5. How did Hooks describe the works of the Latina theorist introduced in Chapter 5?
(a) Captivates its readers by presenting blatant untruths.
(b) Explains the importance of compromise in a world of dominance and oppression.
(c) Spellbinding yet easily understood.
(d) Having some mystique and a possibly puzzling or unexpected power.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, what was the relationship status of Hooks' parents?

3. Hooks discussed the limitations of what?

4. What did Hooks say the American population is going to be a reconfiguration of?

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

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