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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hooks feel within her family?
(a) Like the one who had to take charge.
(b) Like the most liked of the children.
(c) Like an outsider.
(d) Like a burden.

2. Whom did Hooks say writes the majority of feminist works?
(a) Privileged white women.
(b) Privileged black women.
(c) Poor black women.
(d) Poor white women.

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

4. In choosing the profession she would like to pursue, which of the following strongly influenced her decision?
(a) College professors.
(b) Social class and race.
(c) Parents' opinions.
(d) Marital status.

5. In Chapter 1, what did Hooks say with regard to all-black schools and the education process?
(a) They strictly encourage the growth of the education process.
(b) They are equally prone to undercut and to encourage the growth of the education process.
(c) The education process used is different from the process used in integrated schools.
(d) They strictly undercut the growth of the education process.

6. In terms of race, what type of attitude did Hooks discuss in Chapter 5?
(a) Separate but equal.
(b) White supremacy.
(c) Integration and equality.
(d) Black supremacy.

7. What was the first topic that Hooks talked about in Chapter 3?
(a) How becoming a teacher can be beneficial to the individual as well as his / her students.
(b) How the involvement of students is what makes or breaks the success of a teacher.
(c) How to implement the transformations within the classroom that multiculturalism requires.
(d) How the classroom should not be the main venue for teaching. It begins at home.

8. In Chapter 2, what type of person did Hooks say she made friends with?
(a) A black boy-man.
(b) A black girl-woman.
(c) A white girl-woman.
(d) A white boy-man.

9. In Chapter 5, what was the relationship status of Hooks' parents?
(a) Never married but are a part of the children's lives.
(b) Divorced.
(c) Married but separated.
(d) Married and living together.

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

11. What did Hooks notice between white women?
(a) Their level of competition.
(b) Their desire to make each other sad.
(c) Their desire to make each other wealthy.
(d) Their level of bonding.

12. When did Hooks say finding a way to release the sense of dominance and oppression is crucial?
(a) When operating under a system of oppression.
(b) Only when one is white.
(c) It is not necessary. The idea of dominance and oppression are essential to a society.
(d) When operating under a system of dominance.

13. Chapter 6 said that Hooks' works include the framework that consists of analysis that is what?
(a) More important for men than women.
(b) Only beneficial to privileged women.
(c) Natural and important for women.
(d) Inaccurate.

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

15. What is different about the way Hooks prints her pseudonym on the cover of the book than you would find on most books?
(a) It consists of no capital letters.
(b) It is written in all capital letters.
(c) It is circled.
(d) It takes up the entire cover.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what important tenet did Hooks repeat?

2. Hooks said which of the following is most important for an effective educational process?

3. What main concepts were used in Chapter 4?

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

5. Whose theoretical work did Hooks say may not properly be assessed?

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