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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, in the author’s estimation, is a critical consciousness?

2. What does Friere maintain in the Preface that his readers must be ready for?

3. What is phenomenology?

4. What does it mean to be an actualized or fully humanized human being, according to Friere?

5. What is an Authority figure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of critical pedagogy?

2. What is the importance of critical thought to the author?

3. What must first happen before there is a revolution?

4. Who was Mr. Giddy?

5. What happens when the Culture of Oppression becomes internalized?

6. What is the difference between a revolutionary, a reactionary and a rebel?

7. What does Paulo Friere want to change about the education system?

8. What does critical thinking lead to, according to Friere?

9. Who was Erich Fromm?

10. How can we oppose oppressive pedagogies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of Friere's own upbringing and place of birth on Friere's thought.

Essay Topic 2

Are traditional methods of education oppressive?

Essay Topic 3

Is there a connection between revolution and social justice, dignity and rights? If so, highlight this connection. Analyze Friere's system to see what links or differences can be found.

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