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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. In what publication did Bernardina and Zayd read coverage of the Central Park rape?
(a) The Chicago Sun Times.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Washington Post.

2. Who brought the culture of the Sioux people to life for Zayd?
(a) Bernardina.
(b) Jose Vega.
(c) Mari Sandoz.
(d) Mara Sapon-Sevin.

3. What animal did the children observe outside a Chicago steel plant?
(a) Bald eagle.
(b) Snowy Owl.
(c) Deer.
(d) Fox.

4. According to Ayers, what were many of Ayers's students when he began teaching?
(a) Savages.
(b) Barbarians.
(c) Culturally deprived.
(d) At Risk.

5. In which publication did Martha Gellhorn write a piece about loving our children?
(a) Time.
(b) Ladies Home Journal.
(c) Redbook.
(d) Life.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What model is curriculum built on based on Ayers's research?

3. Who argued that "the teacher who wishes to be more functionary cannot escape the value problem or the difficult matter of moral choice"?

4. Whose house does Ayers describe as "dominated by the kitchen"?

5. Who documented her classroom experiences through an impressive series of books?

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