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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. What occupation does Ayers say teachers must "take on" to understand children?
(a) Detective.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Police Officer.
(d) Pychologist.

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

3. In Alex Haley's writing, whose coming of age ceremony did he record?
(a) Jose.
(b) Crazy Horse.
(c) Kunta Kinte.
(d) Malik.

4. What did Ayers consider people were when people, no matter how professional, were given the power to set a standard?
(a) Dictatorship.
(b) Totalitarian.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Anarchy.

5. Who described an astonishing process while teaching a course "The Art of Black English"?
(a) Lisa Delpit.
(b) Gilbert Ryle.
(c) June Jordan.
(d) John Holt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who argued that standardized achievement tests are problematic due to their "exaggerated importance"?

2. As suggested in Chapter 6, "Keeping Track," who requires standardized tests to comply with state law?

3. According to Ayers in Chapter 4, "Building Bridges," what was the "work of life"?

4. Who created an impressive archive and research center where they have collected the work of hundreds of children over many years?

5. Ayers believed that what is the strongest source of knowledge about a student?

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