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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the theorist mentioned in Chapter 7 say at the end of the chapter?
2. According to Hooks, what group of people were the masterminds behind the control system?
3. Hooks said teachers do best when they are what type of people?
4. What is an example that Hooks gave of something of male effort that women benefit from in everyday life?
5. Hooks said when creating and sustaining theories, what difference is important to consider?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Hooks say about the political nature of education?
2. What examples did Hooks give in Chapter 6 about the signs of success for a man?
3. What did Hooks say about the effect of the feminist theory?
4. Hooks' first experience of racial integration was during her post-secondary school years. What was her perception of integration and education?
5. What did Hooks say about self-actualization?
6. What were the two possible reasons mentioned in Chapter 4 that explain why "bell hooks" did not capitalize her pseudonym?
7. According to Hooks, in what way did the concept of subject play a role?
8. In Chapter 6, what qualities did Hooks say a woman might possess to show that she is successful?
9. What was the overall theme of "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" up to Chapter 6?
10. How did Hooks say it made her feel when she was not heard by her male colleagues?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What social class did Hooks grow up in? Did this affect her social class as an adult? Are there other aspects of her life affected by her class as a child? How did Hooks relate one's class to how they learn?
Essay Topic 2
Describe what Hooks said about women who had been exposed to higher education and how they will view her work. From what perspective did they interpret her work?
Essay Topic 3
Hooks mentioned several of her life experiences from childhood to adulthood. Do you think this was ONLY to give you background about her? If so, why do you feel that is significant? If not, do you think those experiences greatly influenced her to become a teacher or to write this book? If so, give specific examples mentioned in the book and correlate them to why she became a teacher or wrote the book?
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