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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. Why does Friere use the term 'banking education'?

2. Which of the following is a form of Limit Act?

3. Why do traditional modes of teaching interfere with the development of a Subject, according to Friere?

4. Does the Subject in Frier's perspective have freewill?

5. How would a teacher teach in Friere's new education system outlined in Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is an Epochal Unit?

3. What is a Limit Act?

4. What is the Thematic Universe?

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

6. How does Friere's system challenge oppression?

7. Who was Gabriel Bode?

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

9. What is a Subject in Friere’s analysis?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is it possible to improve the lifestyle and freedom of impoverished people without undermining the status and wealth of the upper classes?

Essay Topic 2

Freire describes oppression as "violence." Is societal oppression based on historical and economic factors violence? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Are traditional methods of education oppressive?

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