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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Friere's problem-solving education promote equality?
(a) Students are paid for their time at school.
(b) It treats the students with respect.
(c) Students are allowed to speak when spoken to.
(d) It gives students rights.

3. How does this institution 'teach' oppression?
(a) There are political posters on the walls.
(b) It creates an internal 'culture of oppression' in the minds of the student.
(c) It uses tools of oppression such as caning.
(d) It enforces uniforms.

4. What does Friere maintain in the Preface that his readers must be ready for?
(a) The time of their lives.
(b) Change.
(c) Anything.
(d) Revolution.

5. What form of education does Friere determine is a contradiction?
(a) The Scientific Education.
(b) The banking-education system.
(c) The Private Education.
(d) The Religious Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the philosopher Plato conceive of education as?

2. What does 'exclusive education' mean?

3. What is pedagogy?

4. How are philosophy and critical consciousness linked?

5. Who does Friere explain is dehumanized through the Oppression and Oppressed relationship?

(see the answer key)

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