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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hooks, what is the great road of progress for poor men and women with regard to employment?
(a) When they make a lot of money.
(b) When they don't make a lot of money.
(c) When they are able to do the work they enjoy.
(d) When they are able to avoid the work they enjoy.

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

3. 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 request that the students only pay attention to the teacher.
(b) The teacher should not address the issue of interaction. He/she should allow the students to decide what is best.
(c) The teacher should discourage interaction between the students and the teacher. Ask the students to focus solely on the text.
(d) The teacher should encourage the interaction between the students.

4. In Chapter 5, Hooks brought up the idea of race in what type of atmosphere?
(a) Hostile.
(b) Poor.
(c) Social.
(d) Academic.

5. What did Hooks say she wants her readers to understand about the continuation of Chapter 5 with regard to analyzing theoretical works?
(a) The theoretical works of women are the only type that should be analyzed.
(b) Theoretical works should only be analyzed by scholars.
(c) It is partially about setting a standard and partially about holding to the standard.
(d) It is impossible to analyze theoretical works accurately.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Hooks feel within her family?

3. At the end of Chapter 3, what school did Hooks mention?

4. What did Hooks notice between white women?

5. What did the theorist mentioned in Chapter 7 say at the end of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hooks say in Chapter 3 about individual instructors' ability to speak freely in meetings at Oberlin?

2. Why did Hooks feel like her theoretical works were harshly criticized?

3. How did Hooks say it made her feel when she was not heard by her male colleagues?

4. Hooks' first experience of racial integration was during her post-secondary school years. What was her perception of integration and education?

5. What did Hooks say about where the majority of feminist writings come from?

6. What form of speech did Hooks use to describe Paulo Freire, one of her intellectual influences?

7. According to Hooks, in what way did the concept of subject play a role?

8. What were Hooks' views on nurturing independent thinking within the higher education environment?

9. What role did Hooks say student participation plays in the education process?

10. Was Hooks' first integrated friendship received with open arms?

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