The Pedagogy of the Oppressed Test | Final Test - Easy

Donald Macedo, Myra Bergman Ramos, and Paula Freire
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Pedagogy of the Oppressed Test | Final Test - Easy

Donald Macedo, Myra Bergman Ramos, and Paula Freire
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his teaching of opposed dualisms, what philosopher is Frier referencing?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Hegel.
(c) Kant.
(d) Nietzsche.

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

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

4. Which groups in society does Friere believe that the educator should work with especially?
(a) The richest.
(b) Those in power.
(c) The middle class.
(d) The poorest members of society.

5. In Friere's system, what is the educator's relationship to the oppressed?
(a) Familiarity.
(b) One of solidarity with them.
(c) Friendliness.
(d) Related.

6. Why do traditional modes of teaching interfere with the development of a Subject, according to Friere?
(a) Because the Subject gets taught lessons they are not interested in.
(b) Because the subject has to spend their time going to school.
(c) Because the subject has to spend money to go to school.
(d) Because a person has to either be in the right or wrong and, therefore, is not their own Subject.

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

8. 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 class of study.
(c) To denote a class of society.
(d) To denote a person who is fully aware and able to act freely.

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

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

11. What is the duality of the thematic universe?
(a) Every theme has its opposite acting in conflict at the same time.
(b) Right or wrong.
(c) Good or evil.
(d) Left or right.

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

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

14. What characterizes an Untested Feasibility?
(a) Constraint.
(b) Anarchy.
(c) Irresponsibility.
(d) Freedom to chose.

15. Why, according to Friere, do oppressive regimes maintain untested feasibilities?
(a) To make freedom a reality.
(b) To make freedom appear dangerous.
(c) To make freedom sensible.
(d) To make freedom desirable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How should didactic material be used, according to Friere?

2. How does a dialogue help the students, according to Friere?

3. What is one goal of the Problem-Posing Education?

4. What does Friere mean by 'codifications'?

5. What is a ‘Thematic Universe’?

(see the answer keys)

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