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

2. According to Chapter 9, what is much of "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" about?
(a) Ways to defy the ruling political party.
(b) The establishment of the Feminist movement.
(c) Obvious and subtle reasons why her work hasn't been published by a certain press.
(d) How to find and marry the person one loves.

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

4. According to Hooks, when is the system of oppression appropriate?
(a) The system of oppression is never appropriate.
(b) When it is backed by the government.
(c) When doing away with it would cause more harm than good.
(d) When it is done in a friendly manner.

5. What did Hooks learn specifically about young, black men in terms of how they feel about social issues (i.e. sexism, racism)?
(a) Young, black men believe sexism and racism are equally oppressive.
(b) Young, black men feel like they are highly favored in society and therefore have no concern with social issues.
(c) Young, black men feel like the issue of sexism experienced by their female counterparts is more of a problem within society than the racism they face.
(d) Young, black men feel like they are already greatly hurt by racism so there was nothing left to bother them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hooks say about the presence of a teacher in a classroom?

2. What did Hooks discuss in Chapter 13?

3. In Chapter 12, what did Hooks say about the experience of white women?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 8, what hierarchies did Hooks talk about dismantling? What will replace them?

6. What did Hooks say about black authors and feminists being one in the same?

7. What special characteristics are mentioned about Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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