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

2. What group of students did Hooks find is hardest to teach?
(a) Those who are male.
(b) Those who are black.
(c) Those who are white.
(d) Those who are suspicious.

3. During the experiences mentioned in Chapter 8, silence of what issues ended for Hooks?
(a) Matters of race, class, and religion.
(b) Matters of discrimination, politics, and age.
(c) Matters of insecurities, age, and class.
(d) Matters of race, class, and gender.

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. What relationship did Hooks say the formerly oppressed should have with former oppressors?
(a) They should not have interaction with those who have formerly oppressed them.
(b) They should create and maintain peace.
(c) They should express overt hatred.
(d) They should have peace in their hearts but it's okay to sometimes exhibit behaviors that show there is tension.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hooks teaches feminist theory classes that include a majority of white women, what interest does she find that many of the women have in feminist theory?

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

3. What company published "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom"?

4. What did Hooks say is now the reputation of feminist theory?

5. What did Hooks discuss in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What special characteristics are mentioned about Chapter 12?

2. Who is the target audience for "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" and what does this mean?

3. Chapter 14 gave a preview to the main topic addressed in Chapter 15. What was the issue? What was the first observation that Hooks made?

4. Hooks used Chapter 9 to do what with many of the ideas she previously discussed? How did the readers feel about these ideas?

5. What did Hooks notice about classes that consisted mainly of white women concerning their interest in feminist theory?

6. How did Hooks address the issue of dominance in Chapter 8?

7. What did Hooks say about her making space for others to speak about class, race and gender issues?

8. What did Hooks say about the method she used to teach her students when the majority of them were black?

9. According to Hooks, what affected how she subjectively related to teaching?

10. What group did Hooks thank as being the first audience who gave her the opportunity to discuss the main topic of Chapter 15 candidly?

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