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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do we need to become humanized, according to Friere?
(a) Because humanization is a symptom of healthy psychological development.
(b) Because humanization will make us more friends.
(c) Because humanization will make us richer.
(d) Because humanization will make us fitter.

2. What is the job of the Preface?
(a) To inform the reader of the later ideas of the book.
(b) To tell the readers what they should know.
(c) To warn readers.
(d) To act as a government health warning.

3. According to Friere, what must the Oppressed first learn to do if they want to be free?
(a) To question for themselves.
(b) To run away.
(c) To overthrow their masters.
(d) To subvert the system.

4. Who was Eric Fromm?
(a) A sculptor.
(b) An artist.
(c) A social philosopher and social critic.
(d) An actor.

5. What is pedagogy?
(a) A system of religious thought.
(b) A philosophy.
(c) A system for oppression.
(d) A system of educating or training.

6. What is a 'culture of oppression' according to Friere?
(a) European government.
(b) Televisual society.
(c) American Senate system.
(d) When entire societal views, media and beliefs that are based around maintaining class structure.

7. What is the goal of critical consciousness?
(a) To become fully humanized.
(b) To lead a revolution.
(c) To be the perfect worker at your job.
(d) To become the best in society.

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

9. What does Paolo Friere mean by critical thinking?
(a) The ability to discern good from bad.
(b) The ability to be overly critical and negative.
(c) The ability to question things.
(d) The ability to study philosophy.

10. Why does Frier use the example of Mr. Giddy?
(a) As an example of critical thinking.
(b) As an example of one of the Oppressed.
(c) As examples of Oppressive thinking.
(d) As an example of fully humanized thinking.

11. Does one have to live in a tyrannical state to be oppressed?
(a) Yes.
(b) No, one can be oppressed by peer pressure, economics, fashion and trends.
(c) No.
(d) Most of the time.

12. What does Friere maintain in the Preface that his readers must be ready for?
(a) The time of their lives.
(b) Revolution.
(c) Change.
(d) Anything.

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

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

15. What is phenomenology?
(a) The study of the head.
(b) The study of other cultures.
(c) The study of the hands.
(d) The study of thought and thinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a critical consciousness?

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

3. Why did Mr. Giddy hold his specific view on education?

4. What is meant by the term ‘poverty of opportunity’?

5. What is propaganda?

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