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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the topic of the great leap forward that Hooks received from one of her male students?
(a) Opposition to the practice of racism.
(b) Promotion of the practice of interracial dating.
(c) Promotion of the practice of sexism
(d) Opposition to the practice of rape.

2. How did Hooks say she felt when she found out that some of her professors were physically attracted to her?
(a) Shy.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Disturbed.
(d) Excited.

3. How did Hooks write the essay in Chapter 4?
(a) From a first person point-of-view.
(b) From a third person point-of-view.
(c) In the form of a dialogue, of which she plays one part.
(d) In the form of a dialogue, of which she plays both parts.

4. Some of Hook's colleagues noticed she was influenced by what?
(a) Need to defy the norm.
(b) Sexual desire.
(c) Love for feminism.
(d) Troubled childhood.

5. What did Hooks say is now the reputation of feminist theory?
(a) It is understood but not taken seriously.
(b) It is respected.
(c) It is degraded.
(d) It is ignored by men.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 10, many believed sexual relationships across racial boundaries are which of the following?

2. According to Hooks, what group of people were the masterminds behind the control system?

3. How did Hooks compare the characteristics of middle and upper class women to men of the same class?

4. What example did Hooks give of something a woman has done to build a solid female intellectual tradition ?

5. What did Hooks believe about the best instructional teaching methods?

(see the answer key)

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