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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hooks compare the characteristics of middle and upper class women to men of the same class?
(a) They have similarities but are not exactly the same.
(b) They are different but equal.
(c) They are exactly the same.
(d) They are NOT the same.

2. According to Hooks in the continuation of Chapter 5, when is it important to consider the differences between classes?
(a) Considering class differences is a form of discrimination and should never be done.
(b) When establishing and maintaining theories.
(c) When establishing theories.
(d) When maintaining theories.

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

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

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

6. When Hooks mentioned having meetings, who was initially a part of the meeting?
(a) Teachers and students.
(b) Teachers and school administration.
(c) Students and school administration.
(d) Teachers ONLY.

7. What did Hooks say is not necessarily found in all social classes?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Love.
(c) Assumptions.
(d) Dreams.

8. What did Hooks say about her interaction with white peers?
(a) It is similar to the way they interact with each other.
(b) She does not interact with white peers.
(c) She does not play close attention to how they interact with each other.
(d) There is a difference between the way she interacts with white peers and their interaction with each other.

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

10. According to Hooks, what should be a teacher's role with regard to students within a classroom and their interaction with other students in the classroom?
(a) The teacher should discourage interaction between the students and the teacher. Ask the students to focus solely on the text.
(b) The teacher should encourage the interaction between the students.
(c) The teacher should not address the issue of interaction. He/she should allow the students to decide what is best.
(d) The teacher should request that the students only pay attention to the teacher.

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

12. What did Hooks say about the psyche of women?
(a) It is many times fragile.
(b) It is very stable.
(c) It is delusional.
(d) It is equal to that of men.

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

14. In Hooks' experience, what type of classes promotes a very high degree of the freedom of student involvement?
(a) Women's Studies.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Interior Design.
(d) History.

15. According to Hooks, "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" consists of a great amount of analysis that are natural and _____ for women.
(a) Unnecessary.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Important.
(d) Invalid.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What type of writing was Chapter 2 initially going to be?

4. What did Hooks say is a token of progress among women?

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

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