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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. Who argued that "teachers can be aided in the difficult matter of moral choice if they can adopt an ethic of caring"?
(a) William Ayers.
(b) Maxine Greene.
(c) Hannah Arendt.
(d) Nel Noddings.

2. What did Duke bring to the attention of the other children about Mr. Ayers?
(a) Mr. Ayers's eyes.
(b) Mr. Ayers's mouth.
(c) Mr. Ayers's nose.
(d) Mr. Ayers's hands.

3. What year did Ayers begin teaching?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1960.

4. What do kids see that school is linked by more than anything else?
(a) By age.
(b) By development.
(c) By subject.
(d) By sex.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country's children did Gellhorn write about?

2. According to Ayers, what is in charge at the schools that limited individuality?

3. According to Ayers, what should the larger goal of education be?

4. Ayers believed that ____________ integrate and give meaning to other aspects of school and curriculum, along with engaging and focusing children's energy.

5. When To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher was written, what percentage of American children awoke everyday in poverty?

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