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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What issues does Friere believe the educator should be looking at?
(a) Ones on his syllabus.
(b) Ones that interest his society.
(c) Ones that interest him.
(d) Ones that face the local people.

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

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

4. What psychological term does Friere use for the teacher-student type of relationship?
(a) A psychotic one.
(b) An actualized one.
(c) A dysfunctional one.
(d) A regressive one.

5. What does Friere mean by ‘Conscientization’?
(a) Not reacting violently.
(b) Spreading the good news about liberty.
(c) A conscious awareness of one's own situation.
(d) An awareness of someone else's situation.

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

7. What is the traditional power structure between teacher and students?
(a) Both teacher and student have power.
(b) The teacher has no power and the student has it all.
(c) Neither teacher or student have power.
(d) The teacher has power while the student has none.

8. What is 'didactic material?'
(a) Religious material.
(b) Materials such as media, articles and pictures that encourage debate.
(c) Material that is exceedingly provoking.
(d) Material that is offensive.

9. Which social institution supports and continues oppression?
(a) County Hall.
(b) Schools.
(c) Gymnasium.
(d) Hospital.

10. What does the term 'didactic' mean?
(a) Dual.
(b) Confrontational.
(c) Instructional.
(d) Religious.

11. How did Bode use images to teach students?
(a) He never used images in the classroom.
(b) He asked students to name the images they saw.
(c) He never used words in the classroom.
(d) By relating one image to another, he encouraged students to link ideas.

12. Why does Friere believe it is important for an educator to partner with local people?
(a) Because the oppressed will be able to judge the educator better.
(b) Because they can be helped out of their oppression.
(c) Because the educator can understand the oppressed people better.
(d) Because they can spread their costs on society.

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

14. What form does his education then take?
(a) Given to the whole class.
(b) Tailored to each class and individual.
(c) Tailored to each school.
(d) Must be privately funded.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does this institution 'teach' oppression?

2. In what sort of society do we find a Limit Situation?

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

4. What does 'exclusive education' mean?

5. In what ways, according to Friere, does the educator have power over the students’ knowledge?

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