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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 Philosophy?
(a) The study of art.
(b) The study of history.
(c) The study of knowledge.
(d) The study of music.

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

3. What is a revolutionary?
(a) One who seeks to destroy society.
(b) One who disagrees with anything told to them.
(c) One who wants a complete change in the structure and order of society.
(d) Someone who agrees with their rulers.

4. What is propositional thinking?
(a) Talking mostly fantasies.
(b) Talking about politics.
(c) Analyzing an argument in terms of its fundamental propositions (or positions).
(d) Talking about marriage.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a necrophilous person, according to Fromm?

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

4. What is Mr Giddy's view on education?

5. What does Friere think the true goal of education is?

(see the answer key)

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