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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Friere think the true goal of education is?
(a) To enhance one's career choices.
(b) To make good grade statistics.
(c) To give the school a good name.
(d) To empower students.

2. What does 'exclusive education' mean?
(a) Only certain members and their families are educated.
(b) Nobody gets a free education.
(c) Only the poorest are educated.
(d) Only certain members of society are educated.

3. What, according to Friere, must the Oppressed have the courage to do?
(a) To overthrow the system of oppression.
(b) To attack the ruling class.
(c) To challenge one another.
(d) To go to school.

4. What is a ‘Thematic Universe’?
(a) Issues important to the whole world.
(b) Issues or problems that are important to a Subject.
(c) A type of book.
(d) Issues that most people overlook.

5. Why, does Friere say, oppression is dehumanizing?
(a) It doesn't mean to be.
(b) Because it has to be.
(c) Because the oppressed are not treated as individuals any more.
(d) Because oppression cannot manage many people at one time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do we need to become humanized, according to Friere?

2. What sort of education does Friere suggest would be a viable alternative to Banking Education?

3. Who are the Oppressors?

4. What does Paolo Friere mean by critical thinking?

5. What characterizes an Epochal Unit?

(see the answer key)

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