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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is meant by the term ‘poverty of opportunity’?
(a) The inability to move house because of poverty.
(b) The lack of social opportunities open to members of society.
(c) The inability to afford food because of poverty.
(d) The lack of well-paid jobs to offer.

2. In what way is pedagogy transmitted to the next generation, according to the author?
(a) Through education and the media.
(b) Through churches.
(c) Through television adverts.
(d) Through self-learning.

3. How does a dialogue help the students, according to Friere?
(a) It teaches them how to agree with the political party.
(b) It allows them to see the sense of the teacher's views.
(c) It encourages their vocal skills.
(d) By asking them to think about their problem and think up new ways to deal with it.

4. How would a teacher teach in Friere's new education system outlined in Part 2?
(a) The student would ask all of the questions.
(b) The teacher would tell the student what to answer.
(c) The teacher would never tell the student the answer.
(d) Both teacher and student would look jointly at a common problem.

5. Who in Friere's argument are necrophilous personalities?
(a) The Oppressed.
(b) The Oppressors.
(c) The Students.
(d) The Educators.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is 'didactic material?'

2. How must the problem in Friere's system be presented to the student?

3. What is a poverty of the mind in this context?

4. What is an ‘Epochal Unit’?

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

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