Freedom
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 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.
What are two very important terms used in this Chicano Class?
a) Pandas
b) Chicanos
c) Salmon
d) Pandas and Salmons
d) Pandas and Salmons
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
Freire's metaphor of the "shadow" is used to denote:
A) The dark side of politics.
B) The physical violence of the oppressor.
C) The psychological internalization of oppression.
D) The lack of clear historical records.
C) The psychological internalization of oppression.
True or False: Professor Octavio wants us to FAIL
FALSE
The idea that "No one can liberate anyone else, no one can be liberated alone: people become free in communion" means freedom is achieved through WHAT?
A) Individual acts of rebellion.
B) Collective action and unity.
C) Waiting for a gift from the oppressor.
D) Keeping personal feelings of self-hatred a secret
B) Collective action and unity.
In Freire's theory, the oppressed internalize their oppression and become perpetrators of their own domination. This psychological process is referred to using what term/metaphor?
A) The oppressor's "shadow".
B) Gregariousness.
C) Objective representation of reality.
D) Critical transitivity
A) The oppressor's "shadow".
What is one of the main goals of this Chicano Class?
a) Make no friends
b) Do projects alone
c) Make friends and a fun community!
d) Be sad :(
c) Make friends and a fun community!
According to the article, what is the main obstacle to the oppressed achieving freedom in Freire's view?
A) Lack of physical strength.
B) Internalizing oppression (like self-hatred and epistemic injustice).
C) Too much education.
D) The advertising industry.
B) Internalizing oppression (like self-hatred and epistemic injustice).
What does the article identify as the opposite of self-hatred in Paulo Freire's Critical Theory, arguing that it imbues citizens with an attitude of openness to others?
A) Authenticity.
B) Love.
C) Adhesion.
D) Gregariousness.
B) Love.
True or False: Epistemic injustice is when the oppressed believe their inferiority prevents them from producing knowledge about their reality.
TRUE
Freire argues that a "formally democratic state" with periodic elections is not enough for "authentic democracy." What does authentic democracy also require?
A) An end to all coercive norms.
B) Citizens to remain politically "mute" between elections.
C) The power for the demos (the people) to eliminate self-hatred, epistemic injustice, and oppression.
D) The oppressed to accept the master narrative without resistance.
C) The power for the demos (the people) to eliminate self-hatred, epistemic injustice, and oppression.
According to the article's analysis of Paulo Freire's critical theory, what is the means by which the oppressed can overcome self-hatred, epistemic injustice, and oppression to achieve freedom?
A) Achieving material wealth comparable to the oppressor's.
B) Emulating the oppressor's lifestyle and intellectual standards.
C) Democratic participation.
D) Achieving liberation alone through self-reflection.
C) Democratic participation.
What affect, or passion, does the text describe as the opposite of self-hatred, opening the self to human plurality?
A) Hope
B) Solidarity
C) Love
D) Criticality
C) Love