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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it important in Friere's estimation to break static reality?
(a) Because static reality costs too much money.
(b) Because static reality is too unhealthy.
(c) Because it is fun.
(d) Freedom allows us to evolve as a species and to not be manipulated or used.

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

3. Who was Karl Marx?
(a) A political theorist, one of the fathers of Communism.
(b) A leader of armies.
(c) A historical industrialist.
(d) A Russian Premier.

4. What is propaganda?
(a) A type of society.
(b) A type of school.
(c) A type of philosophy.
(d) The spread of state-sponsored lies, views or opinions.

5. What does it mean to be an actualized or fully humanized human being, according to Friere?
(a) To possess true freedom of thought.
(b) To be of democratic voting age.
(c) To follow a particular system of thought.
(d) To be enlightened.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a radical in this context?

2. Who or what is the 'ruling elite'?

3. Why is dialogue so important to break these oppressive pedagogies?

4. What point of view is this book written from?

5. What does it mean to be one of the oppressed?

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