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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. Who are the Oppressors?

2. What is Marxism?

3. What is a necrophilous person, according to Fromm?

4. What is pedagogy?

5. What is meant by the term ‘poverty of opportunity’?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Oppressors characterize the Oppressed?

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

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

4. Who was Paulo Friere?

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

6. What is the Fear of Freedom?

7. What is a necrophilous personality?

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

9. What is a pedagogy?

10. How can we oppose oppressive pedagogies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Friere's idea of Epochal Units. Is this a simplistic way of looking at cultural history or do you believe it to be accurate? Cite your societies own Epochal Units.

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