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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why, according to Friere, is Praxis so important?
(a) Because all the educators believe it.
(b) Because ideas which do not have implementation are deemed useless.
(c) Because Praxis allows us to know right from wrong.
(d) Because the rulers have it.

2. What branch of philosophy uses Praxis consistently in its approach, marking Friere as a member this school of thought?
(a) Existentialism.
(b) Positivism.
(c) Critical theory.
(d) Metaphysics.

3. What is the goal of critical consciousness?
(a) To be the perfect worker at your job.
(b) To lead a revolution.
(c) To become fully humanized.
(d) To become the best in society.

4. What is meant by the term ‘poverty of opportunity’?
(a) The inability to afford food because of poverty.
(b) The lack of social opportunities open to members of society.
(c) The lack of well-paid jobs to offer.
(d) The inability to move house because of poverty.

5. How did Bode use images to teach students?
(a) He asked students to name the images they saw.
(b) He never used images in the classroom.
(c) He never used words in the classroom.
(d) By relating one image to another, he encouraged students to link ideas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bode discuss about students that he observed?

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

3. What does Friere state unapologetically that his position is?

4. What is the purpose of critical pedagogy?

5. Why is solidarity with the oppressed important, according to Friere?

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