Bell Hooks Quiz

Where does the name Bell Hooks come from?

• It's her real name

• It’s from her great-grandmother’s name

• It’s from her grandmother’s name

Where and when was she born?

• In 1954, in Michigan

• In 1952, in Kentucky

• In 1953, in Missouri

• In 1958, in Minnesota

Mention a book she wrote.

Why did she attack Beyoncé?

• Beyoncé misquoted something she said in an interview

• Beyoncé decided to show herself as an attractive woman

• She denies Beyoncé's political figure

Who said “Ain’t I a Man”?

• Nina Simone at a concert in Brooklyn in 1973

• Little girls forced into child labour

• Housewives to husbands to fight exploitation

• Slaves to slavers to fight exploitation

She wrote 30 books

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

She wrote 40 books

She was part of a feminist movement

• FALSE

• TRUE

Bell Hooks considers that feminists are not essential in spreading information about gender equality

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is her new vision of love about?

• Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.

• Love is all you need.

• Love has lost meaning.

• Living simply makes loving simple.

Children should be rebel, not just be more cultured

• TRUE

• FALSE