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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Educational ideas were based on _____ before the Industrial Revolution.
(a) Trade work.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Manufacturing.

2. What percentage of Chicago residents were foreign-born?
(a) 60%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 50%.

3. What is Rousseau's first name?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Michel.
(c) Jean.
(d) Raoul.

4. Which word best describes Dewey's view?
(a) Illusory.
(b) Far-fetched.
(c) Pragmatic.
(d) Innovative.

5. What career did Montessori eventually adopt?
(a) Law.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Politics.
(d) Engineering.

6. Which of the following was most critical to Mill?
(a) Freedom of the press.
(b) Freedom of speech.
(c) Freedom of thought.
(d) Freedom of religion.

7. During this time, the face of America changed from embracing agriculture to embracing ____.
(a) Aeronautics.
(b) Automobiles.
(c) Energy.
(d) Industry.

8. When did Spencer live?
(a) 1841-1926.
(b) 1817-1922.
(c) 1810-1913.
(d) 1820-1903.

9. Jefferson received a degree in which area?
(a) Business.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Law.
(d) Chemistry.

10. In which year did Paulo Freire die?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1997.

11. Who was the Utopian Theorist and Communitarian Educator?
(a) Wallace.
(b) Mann.
(c) Williams.
(d) Owen.

12. Which of the following is not a main part of the Montessori curriculum?
(a) Multifaceted learning.
(b) Community involvement.
(c) Individualized focus groups.
(d) Childhood stimulation.

13. In which year was W.E.B. Du Bois born?
(a) 1864.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1865.

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

15. When did Thomas Jefferson live?
(a) 1723-1816.
(b) 1733-1806.
(c) 1743-1826.
(d) 1713-1836.

Short Answer Questions

1. Industrialization created a labor class that typically worked ___ hours per day.

2. From which country did Montessori originate?

3. Jefferson joined which organization in 1775?

4. Addams became known for integrating working-class immigrants and middle-class ______.

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

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