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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 is Philosophy?

2. Who are the Oppressors?

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

4. What is Friere's conception of the static reality?

5. What is an Authority figure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Culture of Oppression?

2. How can we oppose oppressive pedagogies?

3. What is a necrophilous personality?

4. Who was Mr. Giddy?

5. What is Phenomenology?

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

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

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

9. Who was Paulo Friere?

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

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

How is Freire influenced by Marxist philosophy?

Essay Topic 3

Is Friere's pedagogy overtly dualistic? If so, what are the negative consequences of black and white thinking?

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