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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hooks said when creating and sustaining theories, what difference is important to consider?
(a) Racial.
(b) Political.
(c) Gender.
(d) Religious.

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

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

4. What is the technical term for teaching?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) Educating.
(c) Pedagogy.
(d) Sociology.

5. What is an example that Hooks gave of something of male effort that women benefit from in everyday life?
(a) Employment.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Childbirth.
(d) Sewage systems.

6. What did the theorist mentioned in Chapter 7 say about himself?
(a) His ideas are superior to those of his female counterparts.
(b) She did what she could but what she could was absolutely limited by her own femaleness.
(c) He did what he could but what he could was absolutely limited by his own maleness.
(d) Her ideas are superior to those of his male counterparts.

7. What did Hooks say about male colleagues' lack of interest or unwillingness to listen to his female counterparts?
(a) It's painful for men.
(b) It's painful for men and women.
(c) It's NOT painful for men or women.
(d) It's painful for women.

8. Who was one of Hooks' intellectual influences?
(a) Paulo Freire.
(b) Galileo.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Sigmund Freud.

9. Hooks said who must be happy in order for education to be most effective?
(a) Students ONLY.
(b) Teacher ONLY.
(c) Teacher and students.
(d) Administration, teachers, and students.

10. 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 well liked.
(c) It is ignored.
(d) It is criticized.

11. What Latina theorist did Hooks introduce in Chapter 5?
(a) Chela Sandoval.
(b) Karen Rodriguez.
(c) Cha Cha Ramirez.
(d) Chita Rivera..

12. According to Hooks, what is automatically excluded when the standard of good theoretical works is established?
(a) The works of young professionals.
(b) Feminist theory ONLY.
(c) The works of colored women ONLY.
(d) Feminist theory and the works of colored women.

13. What theorist did Hooks mention at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Adler.
(b) Freud.
(c) Harlow.
(d) Bowlby.

14. Which of the following did Hooks say is a feminist statement?
(a) Her husband supported her inherent career efforts.
(b) Her husband sourced and encouraged his wife to pursue career efforts.
(c) Her husband will not allow her to pursue career efforts.
(d) She is not sure if she is intelligent enough to pursue career efforts.

15. What did Hooks say about a wealthy woman who works by choice?
(a) She usually works jobs that do pay a lot of money.
(b) She usually works jobs that do not pay a lot of money.
(c) This is a form of progress.
(d) She is selfish for not wanting to stay at home with her children.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Hooks said teachers do best when they are what type of people?

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

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

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