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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) It is the norm. All men have high-paying careers.
(b) It represents success.
(c) The man becomes more important to society.
(d) The man becomes more attractive to women.

2. Hooks said that sometimes oppression is the result of the need to find better ways of aligning what?
(a) Emotional forces.
(b) Religious forces.
(c) Social forces.
(d) Physical forces.

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

4. What main concepts were used in Chapter 4?
(a) Social and economic status.
(b) Subject and object as roles and perspectives.
(c) Race and religion.
(d) Age and gender.

5. What did Hooks say about the works that were published by the Latina theorist mentioned?
(a) They did not receive the honor they were due.
(b) They did not affect the lives of anyone.
(c) They were originally written in Mandarin.
(d) They did receive the honor they were due.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does Hooks hope "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" will have on society?

2. What did Hooks think is necessary to dismantle?

3. In choosing the profession she would like to pursue, which of the following strongly influenced her decision?

4. How did Hooks feel within her family?

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

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