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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. What type of writing was Chapter 2 initially going to be?
(a) Poem.
(b) Essay.
(c) Song lyrics.
(d) Play.

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

3. In Chapter 1, whose work did Hooks mention?
(a) Thine Nhat Hanh.
(b) Thin Not Han.
(c) Thicke Nat Hhan.
(d) Thich Nhat Hanh.

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

5. Who does Hooks believe is in charge of constituting what is considered good theory?
(a) White women.
(b) White men.
(c) Black women.
(d) Black men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of thinking did Hooks say is crucial to the educational process?

2. When Hooks mentioned having meetings, who was initially a part of the meeting?

3. How did Hooks write the essay in Chapter 4?

4. Hooks said in the meetings, there were remarks made that could be considered which of the following?

5. What example did Hooks give of something a woman has done to build a solid female intellectual tradition ?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Hooks say about self-actualization?

3. What did Hooks say about the effect of the feminist theory?

4. What did Hooks say is the other side to creating high standards of theoretical work that exclude certain groups?

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

6. In Chapter 5, what issue did Hook face again within academic atmospheres?

7. In Chapter 6, what qualities did Hooks say a woman might possess to show that she is successful?

8. What was the overall theme of "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" up to Chapter 6?

9. What did Hooks say about the psyches of women?

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

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