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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 Friere's conception of the static reality?
(a) A reality created by the truly free.
(b) A type of society that predominately uses electricity.
(c) The type of society created by the ruling Oppressors.
(d) A reality that changes constantly.

2. What does Friere propose to do to the education system?
(a) To enforce it.
(b) Create a new sort of education that is based on partnership.
(c) To reinforce it.
(d) To control it.

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

4. What is a critical consciousness?
(a) A high achiever.
(b) A view that questions everything around itself.
(c) An overly suspicious mind.
(d) An overly argumentative person.

5. Why is dialogue so important to break these oppressive pedagogies?
(a) Because dialogue allows you to plan how to fight back.
(b) Because dialogue lets them know what you feel about them.
(c) Because dialogue allows you to shout louder than them.
(d) Because dialogue encourages critical thinking from one individual to another.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why do we need to become humanized, according to Friere?

4. What, according to Friere, must the Oppressed have the courage to do?

5. What, in the author’s estimation, is a critical consciousness?

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