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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 is the topic of the great leap forward that Hooks received from one of her male students?
(a) Promotion of the practice of sexism
(b) Opposition to the practice of racism.
(c) Opposition to the practice of rape.
(d) Promotion of the practice of interracial dating.

2. In Chapter 9, what group did Hooks say is the dominant minority group in some parts of the United States?
(a) Hispanics.
(b) Italians.
(c) Irish.
(d) Africans.

3. What did Hooks say about the set of actions of behaviors that teachers can exhibit?
(a) They vary from time to time.
(b) They are plentiful.
(c) They are limited.
(d) They are standard across the board.

4. What did Hooks say is now the reputation of feminist theory?
(a) It is respected.
(b) It is understood but not taken seriously.
(c) It is ignored by men.
(d) It is degraded.

5. According to Hooks, who are more vulnerable to white men than white women?
(a) Black women.
(b) Hispanic men.
(c) Black men.
(d) Chinese women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hooks talked about making space for what?

2. Whom did Hooks thank as the first forum that allowed her talk about the main issue discussed in Chapter 15?

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

4. Who did Hooks say is expected to accept a greater degree of being silenced?

5. What did Hooks say blurred the demarcation of what indicated a wealthy person versus a poor person?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Hooks describe the patriarchal system she grew up in?

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

4. What does Hooks say about her students and liberating practices?

5. What accusation did Hooks say many black men face when in a relationship with a white woman?

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

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

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

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

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

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