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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Aristotle live?
(a) 364-312 B.C.E.
(b) 373-329 B.C.E.
(c) 384-322 B.C.E.
(d) 381-339 B.C.E.

2. What was Comenius' first name?
(a) William.
(b) Friedrich.
(c) Josef.
(d) Johann.

3. What term was developed to mean "city?"
(a) Suburban.
(b) Polis.
(c) Metropolitan.
(d) Urban.

4. Which is not among the first four people discussed by Gutek?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Calvin.
(c) Plato.
(d) Confucius.

5. Which university was attended by Comenius?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Hamburg.
(c) Heidelberg.
(d) Harrington.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the Treaty of Westphalia signed?

2. The dynasty ruled China from ______.

3. Plato originated from which country?

4. When did Comenius live?

5. What was the first name of Erasmus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the basic background of Calvin's education?

2. What was the basis of Confucius' educational ideas and theories?

3. What was the basic difference between the city-states of Greece? How did they differ from countries with one system?

4. Name at least one of the major changes brought about by the Roman Empire.

5. Gerald L Gutek wrote this updated Fourth Edition of Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education: A Biographical Introduction in 2005. What were Gutek's history and qualifications for writing the book?

6. What was Confucius' educational background? How did he begin his career?

7. What is the basic structure of the book? How does Gutek involve the reader in the text?

8. What was Erasmus' career? What area of study became Erasmus' focus?

9. When was Confucianism introduced into the Western world and by whom?

10. What is the basic educational background of Erasmus?

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