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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Building Bridges.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the focus of Ayers' book To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher, Second Edition?
(a) The lives of teachers.
(b) The lives of administrators.
(c) The lives of children.
(d) The lives of the incarcerated.

2. Who believed that "human beings spent their lives weaving webs of significance"?
(a) Gilbert Ryle.
(b) Gomer Pyle.
(c) June Jordan.
(d) Lisa Delpit.

3. In the year 2000, how many children did not have health insurance?
(a) 20 million children did not have health insurance.
(b) 11 million children did not have health insurance.
(c) 1 million children did not have health insurance.
(d) 40 million children did not have health insurance.

4. Ayers said that someone is required to lay the first plank for what?
(a) Communication.
(b) Learning.
(c) Bridge-building.
(d) Teaching.

5. In Chapter 2, "Seeing the Student," what did Ayers have children research for an assignment?
(a) The child's family's geneology.
(b) The child's first name.
(c) The area the child lived.
(d) The child's last name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was an amazing teacher that argued that the essence of cognitive development was "having wonderful ideas"?

2. Who described an astonishing process while teaching a course "The Art of Black English"?

3. According to Chapter 2, "Seeing the Student," how did a staff review session end?

4. According to Ayers, how many Americans were incarcerated in the year 2000?

5. What is a great motivator for student ceremonies according to Chapter 4, "Building Bridges"?

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