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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is tyranny?
(a) A system where everyone shares the wealth.
(b) A type of lizard.
(c) A type of education system.
(d) A power-hungry ruler.

2. What is Marxism?
(a) Another word for Russian.
(b) A type of education system.
(c) The idea that the power must be in the hands of an egalitarian society.
(d) A company.

3. What does Friere write is the role of the teacher in traditional education?
(a) To ignore the students.
(b) To be an authoritarian figure.
(c) To give the students better job chances.
(d) To help students.

4. What does Friere mean by ‘Conscientization’?
(a) An awareness of someone else's situation.
(b) Not reacting violently.
(c) A conscious awareness of one's own situation.
(d) Spreading the good news about liberty.

5. What is the purpose of critical pedagogy?
(a) To spread a religion.
(b) To oppose oppression.
(c) To inspect schools.
(d) To look out for failing students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Friere call this system of oppressive education?

2. What is the goal of critical consciousness?

3. What is a revolutionary?

4. Who in Friere's argument are necrophilous personalities?

5. How are philosophy and critical consciousness linked?

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