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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 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.

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

3. Why is solidarity with the oppressed important, according to Friere?
(a) Solidarity allows you to judge their motives.
(b) Solidarity helps the teacher manipulate them.
(c) Solidarity helps you fight on their behalf.
(d) Solidarity is the only way to understand the situation clearly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an ‘Epochal Unit’?

2. What does Friere say the Banking Education needs?

3. What does the term 'didactic' mean?

4. Does the Subject in Frier's perspective have freewill?

5. What does 'exclusive education' mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a Limit Situation?

3. What is a Subject in Friere’s analysis?

4. Who is the educator working in partnership with?

5. What is a Generative Theme?

6. What is an Epochal Unit?

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

8. Who was Gabriel Bode?

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

10. How can we describe Friere's thought as a continuation of Hegel's system of philosophy?

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