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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of this book?
(a) Erich Fromm.
(b) Karl Marx.
(c) Paulo Friere.
(d) Lenin.

2. Who or what is the 'ruling elite'?
(a) The governors of society who also enjoy luxury and freedoms not permitted to the oppressed.
(b) A way of governing schools.
(c) A type of fascist government.
(d) The masses.

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

4. How must the problem in Friere's system be presented to the student?
(a) The problem must be related to their lives in some way.
(b) The problem must be chosen by the student.
(c) The problem must be given to the student by the teacher.
(d) The problem must be unrelated to the student’s personal experience.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an a-priori truth?

2. What does the author mean by the fear of freedom?

3. How does the educator use Themes and Epochal Units?

4. What does Paolo Friere mean by critical thinking?

5. What is phenomenology?

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