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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. In Chapter 12, what did Hooks say about the experience of white women?
(a) It was the same as the experience of non-white women.
(b) Hooks does not mention the experience of white women in Chapter 12.
(c) It was completely different from the experience of non-white women.
(d) It was a good mix of having similarities with non-white women and being very different from non-white women.

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

3. What effect does Hooks hope "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" will have on society?
(a) She hopes it will not create a biased perspective on the white American female situation.
(b) She hopes it will not create a biased perspective on the black American female situation.
(c) She hopes it will create an unbiased perspective on the white American female situation.
(d) She hopes it will create an unbiased perspective on the black American female situation.

4. In Chapter 14, what did Hooks say has influenced the learning process?
(a) Media.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Language.
(d) Food.

5. What did Hooks say is the most important thing for students and teachers to help implement improved strategies?
(a) Complacency.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Fear.
(d) Monologue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 14 said that it is also often the case that there is a particular strain of _____.

2. Hooks said a woman's attachment to a given man could do what?

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

4. In the context of class, what did Hooks say could happen to the status of the black partner within an interracial (black/white) relationship?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Hooks say about the relationship between black and white women and white women and black men?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What special characteristics are mentioned about Chapter 12?

9. What new experience did Hooks say many American blacks are currently facing?

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

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