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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 John Calvin live?
(a) 1509-1564.
(b) 1529-1584.
(c) 1539-1594.
(d) 1519-1574.

2. What term was developed for youth education?
(a) Head Start.
(b) Preschool.
(c) Kindergarten.
(d) Elementary school.

3. Who was involved in this new movement?
(a) Thomas Aquinas.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Sigmund Freud.
(d) John Calvin.

4. What was the profession of Aristotle's father?
(a) Police commissioner.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Mathematician.
(d) Physician.

5. When did Plato live?
(a) 427-347 B.C.E.
(b) 462-309 B.C.E.
(c) 417-351 B.C.E.
(d) 447-307 B.C.E.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dewey is referred to as being which of the following?

2. Plato was known for which type of structure?

3. Which is not among the schools that were popular during Erasmus' time?

4. What was the occupation of Calvin's father?

5. Gandhi, Du Bois, and Freire represented India, African Americans, and ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Confucius lived during a time of great unrest in China. Discuss the basics of Confucius' life and the political issues of the time.

2. What were the basic themes used in Aquinas' work?

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

4. What caused the disintegration of China's political system? When the major changes occur?

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

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

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

8. How did Plato's place of birth affect the political and philosophical atmosphere of his youth? What was different about Greece compared to other countries?

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

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

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