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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 did Hooks say blurred the demarcation of what indicated a wealthy person versus a poor person?
(a) Electronics.
(b) Savings Bonds.
(c) Automobiles.
(d) Jewelry.

2. What is a difference between the upbringing of Hooks and her friend?
(a) She has a suburban upbringing while he has an urban upbringing.
(b) She has a rural upbringing while he has an urban upbringing.
(c) She has an urban upbringing while he has a rural upbringing.
(d) There is no difference. They both have a rural upbringing.

3. What did Chapter 14 say about the role the students say the teacher has in the learning process?
(a) Teachers do not encourage or discourage the students from being heard.
(b) Teachers encourage the opinions of the students.
(c) Teachers encourage the opinions of the students only when they agree with his or hers. When their opinions do not agree with the teacher's, he or she discourages it.
(d) Teachers prevent their (the students') voices from being heard.

4. What feeling towards men in her adult life did Hooks have as a result of her childhood?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Love.
(c) Fear.
(d) Admiration.

5. What racial tension did Hooks mention in Chapter 12 that she mentioned in previous chapters?
(a) Tension between black and white women.
(b) Tension between white men and black women.
(c) Tension between black men and white women.
(d) Tension between black and white men.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the experiences mentioned in Chapter 8, silence of what issues ended for Hooks?

2. For whom did Hooks say the purpose of higher education is to secure job training?

3. What effect does Hooks hope "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" will have on society?

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

5. What did Hooks say about most white people during the period of slavery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What racial topic did Hooks mention in Chapter 12 that was mentioned in previous chapters?

2. What did Hooks say about language and its influence on the learning process?

3. What special characteristics are mentioned about Chapter 12?

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

5. What was Hooks' profession at the time she wrote this book? When was the book published?

6. What was the main issue addressed in Chapter 13? What was the first thing mentioned about this issue?

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. Hooks said that teachers sometimes felt that their creativity was being suppressed. In what way?

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

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