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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is pedagogy?
(a) A system of religious thought.
(b) A philosophy.
(c) A system of educating or training.
(d) A system for oppression.

2. What, in the author’s estimation, is a critical consciousness?
(a) A form of mental illness.
(b) A very important individual.
(c) A mind that never questions anything.
(d) The ability to question everything rationally.

3. What is a 'culture of oppression' according to Friere?
(a) European government.
(b) Televisual society.
(c) When entire societal views, media and beliefs that are based around maintaining class structure.
(d) American Senate system.

4. What occurs when the culture of oppression becomes internalized?
(a) The oppressed become fatalistic.
(b) The oppressed become free.
(c) The oppressed think they can do anything.
(d) The oppressed become violent.

5. Why are power structures necessarily bad, according to Friere?
(a) Because those at the top always turn into dictators.
(b) Because they always have the weak at the bottom and the strong at the top.
(c) Because those at the bottom express unthinking loyalty.
(d) Because they cost a lot to maintain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are philosophy and critical consciousness linked?

2. When was this book written?

3. How important is critical thinking to Friere?

4. Why does Frier use the example of Mr. Giddy?

5. What does it mean to be an actualized or fully humanized human being, according to Friere?

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