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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. In what school of thought can the ideas of the book be placed?

2. What does Friere propose to do to the education system?

3. What, according to Friere, must the Oppressed have the courage to do?

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

5. Why is dialogue so important to break these oppressive pedagogies?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Is Friere's revolution a violent one?

3. What is the Culture of Oppression?

4. What is a necrophilous personality?

5. What does it mean to be humanized?

6. What is the Fear of Freedom?

7. Which thinker came up with the term necrophilous?

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

9. What is the purpose of critical pedagogy?

10. How do the Oppressors characterize the Oppressed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is revolution the only way to achieve social change? Considering Friere's work in comparison to modern culture, what are the options of unionizing or affecting social change? How would Friere agree or disagree with these efforts?

Essay Topic 2

How does Erich Fromm characterize the necrophilous personality, and what would be its opposite and relevance to Friere's work?

Essay Topic 3

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

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