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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is stated in Chapter 6 about a man who has a high-paying career?
(a) The man becomes more important to society.
(b) The man becomes more attractive to women.
(c) It represents success.
(d) It is the norm. All men have high-paying careers.

2. What did Hooks say the American population is going to be a reconfiguration of?
(a) Melting pot of minorities.
(b) One race.
(c) Separate but equal races.
(d) Total segregation of all races.

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

4. In Chapter 8, Hooks spoke of the importance of doing what to people?
(a) Feeding.
(b) Discouraging.
(c) Uplifting.
(d) Physically fighting against.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was one of Hooks' intellectual influences?

2. Hooks said who must be happy in order for education to be most effective?

3. How did Hooks say black and white women are treated?

4. What did Hooks feel like she was always punished for?

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

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