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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 did Ayers say died at an early age for too many young Americans?
(a) Grandparents.
(b) Opportunity.
(c) Parents.
(d) Hope.

2. What object did Ayers compare teaching to in Chapter 1, "Beginning: The Challenge of Teaching"?
(a) A car.
(b) A can.
(c) A house.
(d) A quilt.

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

4. How many inhabitants spoke English as the native tongue in 1988, according to Chapter 4, "Building Bridges"?
(a) 3,746,000
(b) 33,746,000
(c) 333,000,000
(d) 333,746,000

5. Compared to 0 dollars spent on school construction, how much did Illinois spend on prison construction in 1999?
(a) $200 million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 4 million.
(d) $400 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the teaching assistant that pitched baseballs to a student everyday?

2. Ayers claims that what type of school tends be mechanistic and managerial, hierarchical, and bureaucratic?

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

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

5. How did Ayers stay alive as a teacher?

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