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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. Hooks began Chapter 10 by setting up the tension between what two groups?
(a) Americans and foreigners.
(b) Men and women.
(c) Rich and poor.
(d) Black women and white women.

2. How did Hooks say black and white women are treated?
(a) They are treated as if they are an important part of society.
(b) They are treated as if they are second-class citizens.
(c) They are treated no differently than black and white men.
(d) They are treated as if they are in mutual sexual competition with each other.

3. In what two contexts did Hooks talk about white men and black women?
(a) Educated and uneducated.
(b) From the northern region of the United States and from the southern region of the United States.
(c) Slavery and freedom.
(d) Lawyers and non-lawyers.

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

5. What problem did Hooks say white women face in terms of white men?
(a) The ability to prevent white men from physically abusing them.
(b) The ability to persuade white men that they too should have the right to be educated.
(c) The ability to prevent white men from becoming sexually involved with black women.
(d) The ability to convince them that they should receive equal pay for the same jobs they do as white men.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, Hooks wrote about the patriarchal structure within what context?

2. In Chapter 12, Hooks reminded her readers of what being used in her childhood home?

3. What is the topic of the great leap forward that Hooks received from one of her male students?

4. Hooks talked about making space for what?

5. When Hooks was speaking of oppression in Chapter 8, to whom was she referring?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Ron Scapp? What role did he play in Hooks' life?

2. According to Chapter 9, in what way was "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" a failure?

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

4. What did Hooks observe about the relationship between black women and white men? In what contexts did she speak of this relationship?

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

6. What did Hooks say about a woman's social status and its connection to her partner?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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