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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hooks say is considered by some to be a form of liberation for poor, working women?
(a) No education.
(b) Not earning money.
(c) Highly educated.
(d) Earning money.

2. Hooks said what of each region of the United States?
(a) They have their own ideas and language.
(b) They have their own language and types of people.
(c) They have their own demographics and types of people.
(d) They have their own demographics and types of religion.

3. For whom did Hooks say the purpose of higher education is to secure job training?
(a) John.
(b) Bob.
(c) Ron.
(d) Tom.

4. What did Hooks say about the set of actions of behaviors that teachers can exhibit?
(a) They are plentiful.
(b) They are limited.
(c) They vary from time to time.
(d) They are standard across the board.

5. Who did Hooks say is expected to accept a greater degree of being silenced?
(a) Black men.
(b) White women.
(c) Lower class.
(d) Highly educated people.

6. What did Hooks say about women concerning many of the ideas she addressed in the book?
(a) Women are indifferent about Hooks' views.
(b) Hooks' ideas are the things that women have been thinking about for quite some time.
(c) Women have written her to let Hooks know her ideas are invalid.
(d) Women have said they are not concerned with the issues, but Hooks' ideas are good.

7. According to Hooks, when did racial distinctions become more pronounced?
(a) When the gender difference has been established and sexually integrated.
(b) When the religious difference has been established and racially integrated.
(c) When the gender difference has been established and racially integrated.
(d) When the age difference has been established and racially integrated.

8. According to Chapter 9, individuals from what portion of Asia make up the dominant minority group in a number of places in the US?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) West.

9. Chapter 14 said that it is also often the case that there is a particular strain of _____.
(a) Dominant recourse.
(b) Subordinate discourse.
(c) Subordinate recourse.
(d) Dominant discourse.

10. What did Hooks say about the presence of a teacher in a classroom?
(a) It is unappreciated.
(b) It is necessary.
(c) It is not necessary.
(d) It is appreciated but not necessary.

11. What did Hooks say about the gender gap between black men and white women?
(a) Due to the major differences of the groups, they have immense hate and disdain for each other.
(b) The gap is too great for the two groups ever to consider having dealings with each other.
(c) It is sometimes improved by sexual attraction and interest.
(d) There is no gender gap between the two groups.

12. What was the first observation that Hooks makes with regard to the main issue she is going to talk about in Chapter 15?
(a) It is a major issue that is often discussed.
(b) It is a minor issue that is often discussed.
(c) It is a major issue but rarely discussed.
(d) It is a minor issue that is rarely discussed.

13. In Chapter 9, what group did Hooks say is the dominant minority group in some parts of the United States?
(a) Africans.
(b) Hispanics.
(c) Italians.
(d) Irish.

14. In which of the following did Hooks NOT say the patriarchal structure was the ruling force of?
(a) Community at large.
(b) Home.
(c) Church.
(d) School.

15. What problem did Hooks say white women face in terms of white men?
(a) The ability to persuade white men that they too should have the right to be educated.
(b) The ability to convince them that they should receive equal pay for the same jobs they do as white men.
(c) The ability to prevent white men from becoming sexually involved with black women.
(d) The ability to prevent white men from physically abusing them.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 10, during the period of slavery, owning what made the distinction between the wealthy and the poor?

2. What did many of Hooks' students of color think about feminism?

3. What was the major problem Hooks faced within the patriarchal framework?

4. How did Hooks say black and white women are treated?

5. How did Hooks say her students feel about the input they have to offer?

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