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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Keeping Track.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who described a student as "ordinarily expressive and lively when talking about ideas and information"?
(a) Jessica Howard.
(b) Maxine Greene.
(c) Pat Carini.
(d) David Carroll.

2. What allows teachers to see what students are up to while asking them to do the work themselves?
(a) Homework.
(b) Standardized testing.
(c) Classroom practice work.
(d) Project-based learning.

3. What is an important window into a child and an essential part of any bridge's blueprint suggested by Ayers?
(a) Family.
(b) Culture.
(c) Customs.
(d) Values.

4. What is a fixed and unvarying oversimplified belief that carries negative undercurrents?
(a) Prejudice.
(b) Regional prejudice.
(c) Regional stereotype.
(d) Cultural stereotypes.

5. According to Ayers in Chapter 4, "Building Bridges," what was the "work of life"?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Choosing.
(c) Learning.
(d) Teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ayers stated that ________________________ is more dogmatic and insistent than any religion or political ideology.

2. What was the most recent standardized test Ayers took?

3. Who assigns numbers to textbooks linking books to "grade-level"?

4. How old was Chesa when Ayers began caring for him?

5. According to Ayers, what consumes millions and millions of education dollars?

(see the answer key)

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