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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. Which group used Plato's structure?
(a) Quakers.
(b) Catholic Church.
(c) Protestant Reformists.
(d) Ottoman Empire.

2. Who was known as the Scholastic Theologian?
(a) Montessori.
(b) Mann.
(c) Aquinas.
(d) Plato.

3. Comenius had an ongoing issue with which religious group?
(a) Amish.
(b) Protestants.
(c) Moravian Brethren.
(d) Roman Catholics.

4. The government wanted its people to see its king as a ____ father figure.
(a) Respected.
(b) Benevolent.
(c) Strong.
(d) Punishing.

5. The emperor belonged to which famous family?
(a) Bonaparte.
(b) Medici.
(c) Hapsburg.
(d) daVinci.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Comenius live?

2. What was the profession of Aristotle's father?

3. ________ and Pestalozzi's educational reform is presented.

4. Which university was attended by Comenius?

5. Alexander the Great conquered the known world during which period?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the basic progression of Gutek's examination of the people featured in the text?

2. What was Plato's basic concept of education for children from birth through adulthood?

3. Discuss Thomas Aquinas' basic background.

4. Why did Calvin feel that it was so important for people to become literate?

5. What is the basic educational background of Erasmus?

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

7. Examine Erasmus' first encounter with humanist scholars. How did Erasmus use that exposure plus academic works to further his education?

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

9. Aquinas used his education to develop his own doctrine. What was his major work called? What was the name of the religious/philosophical movement that followed?

10. How did Martin Luther play a part in this time period? What was Luther's major focus?

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