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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does this institution 'teach' oppression?
(a) It uses tools of oppression such as caning.
(b) There are political posters on the walls.
(c) It creates an internal 'culture of oppression' in the minds of the student.
(d) It enforces uniforms.

2. How does Friere use the term ‘Subject’ in his book?
(a) To denote a person who is in charge of others.
(b) To denote a person who is fully aware and able to act freely.
(c) To denote a class of study.
(d) To denote a class of society.

3. What does Friere mean by 'codifications'?
(a) Titles and honors.
(b) Teaching aids.
(c) Materials to be decoded.
(d) Secret messages.

4. What form of education does Friere determine is a contradiction?
(a) The Private Education.
(b) The banking-education system.
(c) The Scientific Education.
(d) The Religious Education.

5. What is a ‘Thematic Universe’?
(a) A type of book.
(b) Issues or problems that are important to a Subject.
(c) Issues important to the whole world.
(d) Issues that most people overlook.

6. How are students treated in Banking Education?
(a) As partners.
(b) As already intelligent subjects.
(c) As empty vessels fit only to hold the teacher’s wisdom.
(d) As opponents.

7. What is a ‘Limit Situation’?
(a) A situation that frees the Subject.
(b) A situation that holds back the Subject.
(c) A situation with no themes involved.
(d) A Situation where the Subject has to confront their emotions.

8. What did the philosopher Plato conceive of education as?
(a) The drawing out of ideas already submerged within the student.
(b) Of a form of propaganda.
(c) The instilling of a moral code into a student.
(d) Of telling the student what to think and what not to think.

9. What does Friere say the Banking Education needs?
(a) Structors to enforce their will.
(b) Exams and grades to rate each students understanding of 'The' knowledge.
(c) Tools to punish students.
(d) Students.

10. What sort of education does Friere suggest would be a viable alternative to Banking Education?
(a) A religious education.
(b) A joint problem-solving one.
(c) A private education.
(d) A military education.

11. Why does Friere use the term 'banking education'?
(a) Because schools in oppressive countries are run by banks.
(b) Because schools need money.
(c) Because the education system is similar to the banking system.
(d) Because schools have too much money.

12. What does Friere write is the role of the teacher in traditional education?
(a) To ignore the students.
(b) To give the students better job chances.
(c) To be an authoritarian figure.
(d) To help students.

13. What does Friere think is the difference between humans and other animals?
(a) How we treat each other.
(b) How we get our food.
(c) Humans can see outside of their situation.
(d) How we grow up.

14. In what ways, according to Friere, does the educator have power over the students’ knowledge?
(a) The educator knows where the textbooks are kept.
(b) The educator knows which answer is right and wrong.
(c) The educator gives out gold stars to good students.
(d) Only the educator can write on the blackboard.

15. What does 'inclusive education' mean?
(a) No members of society are allowed to be educated.
(b) Some members of society are allowed to be educated.
(c) Most of society is allowed to be educated.
(d) All members of society should be allowed to be educated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which social institution supports and continues oppression?

2. What is a ‘Generative Theme’?

3. Which of the following is a form of Limit Act?

4. Which groups in society does Friere believe that the educator should work with especially?

5. Why is solidarity with the oppressed important, according to Friere?

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