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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 a poverty of the mind in this context?

2. What is an Authority figure?

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

4. What is a revolutionary?

5. What is tyranny?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the humanizing process?

2. What is a necrophilous personality?

3. What is Phenomenology?

4. Which thinker came up with the term necrophilous?

5. What is the Culture of Oppression?

6. What is the Fear of Freedom?

7. Why does Paulo Friere think that critical thinking is so important?

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

9. How do the Oppressors characterize the Oppressed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was it important to Friere that the revolutionary leader come from the margins or even outside of the system that they are trying to overthrow?

Essay Topic 2

What is a pedagogy? Discuss the different types of pedagogy talked about by Friere in this book.

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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