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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 'culture of oppression' according to Friere?

2. What is pedagogy?

3. What does the author mean by the fear of freedom?

4. What is propositional thinking?

5. What is the goal of critical consciousness?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Which thinker came up with the term necrophilous?

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

5. How do the Oppressors characterize the Oppressed?

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

7. What is the humanizing process?

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

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

10. What is a pedagogy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Freire argues that to help oppressed people, one must enter into solidarity with them, and in effect, join the Oppressed; otherwise, any help is false generosity and counterproductive charity. Do you agree? Why or why not?

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