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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Du Bois used a term "talented _____" to denote intellectually gifted elite of a race.
(a) Third.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Seventh.

2. When did Froebel live?
(a) 1777-1845.
(b) 1792-1862.
(c) 1782-1852.
(d) 1769-1846.

3. What was Montessori's first name?
(a) Maria.
(b) Melissa.
(c) Anna.
(d) Angela.

4. What was the profession of Rousseau's father?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Cheese maker.
(c) Watchmaker.
(d) Farmer.

5. What was Pestalozzi's first name?
(a) William.
(b) Johann.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Sebastian.

6. What was Montessori's first choice of study for her future career?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Law.
(d) Politics.

7. When did this person live?
(a) 1749-1785.
(b) 1751-1794.
(c) 1744-1788.
(d) 1759-1797.

8. Who is the Advocate of Individualism, Science, and Social Darwinism?
(a) Owen.
(b) James.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Spencer.

9. The old political order that existed in Gandhi's time originated in which year?
(a) 1839.
(b) 1739.
(c) 1639.
(d) 1539.

10. How many children were there in Jane's family?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

11. What was the name of Thomas Jefferson's father?
(a) William.
(b) Peter.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Henry.

12. Which was not one of the philosophers read by Dewey in school?
(a) Kant.
(b) Huxley.
(c) Kierkegaard.
(d) Comte.

13. Pestalozzi attended Collegium Carolinum where he studied philosophy and ______.
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Language.
(c) Biology.
(d) Mechanical Engineering.

14. How many days old was Rousseau when his mother died?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

15. Who is known as the Prophet of Naturalism?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Owen.
(c) Rousseau.
(d) Mann.

Short Answer Questions

1. Traditional educators and the churches defended _______ as the core of necessary knowledge.

2. Which is not one of the universities attended by Du Bois?

3. In which year did Gandhi die?

4. An Indian conference agreed to endorse Gandhi's free, compulsory education for ____ years.

5. Dewey attended which prestigious university?

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