How does Freire define freedom?
A) The mere absence of interference or limits.
B) The right to vote and elect representatives.
C) Authentic self-development and autonomy.
D) The ability to achieve material wealth.
C) Authentic self-development and autonomy.
What three major obstacles does the article argue democratic freedom is a resistance against in Freire's critical theory?
A) Poverty, violence, and war
B) Material destitution, physical violence, and autocracy
C) Self-hatred, epistemic injustice, and oppression
D) Individualism, essentialism, and liberalism
C) Self-hatred, epistemic injustice, and oppression
What is the main concern or major theme of Paulo Freire's critical theory?
A) Economic development and trade.
B) Emancipation and freedom.
C) Military strategy and national defense.
D) The history of philosophy.
B) Emancipation and freedom.
True or False: Epistemic injustice is when the oppressed believe their inferiority prevents them from producing knowledge about their reality.
True
Freire uses the metaphor of the "shadow" to describe what psychological process that perpetuates oppression?
A) The conscious plotting of the oppressor to maintain power.
B) The natural fear of conflict and confrontation.
C) The literal darkness of an uneducated mind.
D) The internalization of oppression by the oppressed.
D) The internalization of oppression by the oppressed.