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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are philosophy and critical consciousness linked?
(a) Philosophy helps study principle truths and statements.
(b) Philosophy has a passing relevance to critical consciousness.
(c) Philosophers always encourage critical thinking.
(d) It isn't.

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

3. What is tyranny?
(a) A power-hungry ruler.
(b) A type of lizard.
(c) A type of education system.
(d) A system where everyone shares the wealth.

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

5. In what school of thought can the ideas of the book be placed?
(a) Fascism.
(b) Theology.
(c) Totalitarianism.
(d) Critical theory.

6. What occurs when the culture of oppression becomes internalized?
(a) The oppressed become violent.
(b) The oppressed think they can do anything.
(c) The oppressed become free.
(d) The oppressed become fatalistic.

7. What is a poverty of the mind in this context?
(a) The lack of ways to imagine ones situation.
(b) A lack of intelligence.
(c) A lack of education.
(d) A lack of guidance.

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

9. What, according to Friere, must the Oppressed have the courage to do?
(a) To challenge one another.
(b) To attack the ruling class.
(c) To overthrow the system of oppression.
(d) To go to school.

10. What point of view is this book written from?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person.
(d) Second person.

11. Why did Mr. Giddy hold his specific view on education?
(a) Because he thought the poor didn't want to go to school.
(b) Because he thought the poor had better things to do than go to school.
(c) Because he thought the poor would become unhappy and unproductive workers.
(d) Because he liked the poor.

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

13. What does critical thinking help to analyzes, according to Friere?
(a) Philosophers.
(b) The Oppressed.
(c) The material reality, living conditions, and 'real' situation around the oppressed' lives.
(d) The Oppressors.

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

15. What is a radical in this context?
(a) A type of person who agrees with everyone around them.
(b) A person whose views and actions are starkly different to those around them.
(c) A type of politician.
(d) A type of chemical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does one have to live in a tyrannical state to be oppressed?

2. What does Friere maintain in the Preface that his readers must be ready for?

3. Who does Friere explain is dehumanized through the Oppression and Oppressed relationship?

4. Who do the Oppressed blame for their status in life?

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

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