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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. When Hooks mentioned having meetings, who was initially a part of the meeting?
2. Of feminist theories, Hooks said that they will be great in what?
3. How did Hooks describe the works of the Latina theorist introduced in Chapter 5?
4. Hooks said which of the following is most important for an effective educational process?
5. According to Hooks, what is automatically excluded when the standard of good theoretical works is established?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Hooks say about the general assessment of the theoretical works of women of color?
2. What did Hooks say is the other side to creating high standards of theoretical work that exclude certain groups?
3. What examples did Hooks give in Chapter 6 about the signs of success for a man?
4. In Chapter 6, what qualities did Hooks say a woman might possess to show that she is successful?
5. What form of speech did Hooks use to describe Paulo Freire, one of her intellectual influences?
6. Hooks' first experience of racial integration was during her post-secondary school years. What was her perception of integration and education?
7. What were the two possible reasons mentioned in Chapter 4 that explain why "bell hooks" did not capitalize her pseudonym?
8. What did Hooks say about the effect of the feminist theory?
9. What were Hooks' views on nurturing independent thinking within the higher education environment?
10. What was the overall theme of "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" up to Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Chela Sandoval? What role did she play in Hooks' life in terms of teaching and education as a whole? What did Hooks think of Sandoval's work? What did Hooks say the public thinks of Sandoval's work?
Essay Topic 2
Was the manner in which Hooks taught different when the majority of students were black as opposed to a majority of white? Explain how. How did she say her black students reacted to the white perspective of feminism?
Essay Topic 3
What perspectives did Hooks experience with regard to sexuality and education? How did they influence the way she taught? How did these experiences ultimately resolve? What place did Hooks say sexuality should have in education?
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