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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 is not among the schools that were popular during Erasmus' time?
(a) Classical humanist.
(b) Monastic.
(c) Cathedral.
(d) Modern political.

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

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

4. How old was Thomas Aquinas when he was enrolled in school?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

5. Gutek's work follows which type of progression?
(a) Reverse.
(b) Orderly.
(c) Sideways.
(d) Chronological.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of system did the dynasty use?

3. What term was developed to mean "city?"

4. Where was Erasmus born?

5. Alexander the Great was the student of which famous philosopher?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did commerce affect the political and educational nature of the time?

5. When did Johann Amos Comenius live? What major events occurred with the Moravian church during this time? Who was involved in creating turbulence?

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

7. How was Plato's hierarchical structure used by the Roman Catholic Church? What was the role of the Pope in this structure?

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

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

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

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