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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. How does Friere use the term ‘contradiction’?

2. What is a ‘Limit Act’?

3. What is a ‘Thematic Universe’?

4. What does 'exclusive education' mean?

5. How does this institution 'teach' oppression?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does the educator have in Friere's system of education?

2. What are some of the hallmarks of oppressive education?

3. Why does Friere believe it is important to ally oneself with the poor?

4. What is the Thematic Universe?

5. How can we describe Friere's thought as a continuation of Hegel's system of philosophy?

6. What is an Untested Feasibility?

7. What does Friere call traditional education?

8. Why does Friere see traditional education similar to an economic system?

9. How is objective truth treated in Friere's system of education?

10. How does Friere's system challenge oppression?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How could Freire's pedagogy for the oppressed be applied in an inner-city classroom? Can the pedagogy be adapted to public school classrooms (typically institutions of oppression, according to Freire)?

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

Discuss the significance of the figure of Tiradentes to Friere's work.

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