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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an ‘Epochal Unit’?
(a) A type of rock.
(b) A discussion of the future.
(c) A phase in prehistory.
(d) A phase in history.

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

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

4. What is one goal of the Problem-Posing Education?
(a) To get a good job.
(b) To get a good school reputation.
(c) It teaches Subjects the real cause of their oppression.
(d) To get good grades.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is an ‘Untested Feasibility’?

3. What issues does Friere believe the educator should be looking at?

4. What is the duality of the thematic universe?

5. What is the traditional power structure between teacher and students?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Gabriel Bode?

2. How is objective truth treated in Friere's system of education?

3. What role does the educator have in Friere's system of education?

4. Who is the educator working in partnership with?

5. What is the Thematic Universe?

6. What does Friere call traditional education?

7. What is a Limit Situation?

8. Why does Friere see traditional education similar to an economic system?

9. Why does Friere believe it is important to ally oneself with the poor?

10. How does the educator use the idea of a Thematic Universe?

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