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

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

3. In Ayers preschool classroom, which area felt "cozy and home-like"?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The store.
(c) The loft where the blocks were stored.
(d) The dress-up area.

4. When Ayers took children to the airport concourse, what did they do?
(a) The children sat down.
(b) The children ate.
(c) The children ran.
(d) The children watched people.

5. Who believed that "Education was the point at which we decide whether we love the world enough to assume the responsibility for it"?
(a) Nel Noddings.
(b) Maxine Greene.
(c) Hannah Arendt.
(d) William Ayers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Chesa when Ayers began caring for him?

3. What is the focus of Ayers' book To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher, Second Edition?

4. Which child's father was active in the civil rights movement?

5. What Shakespeare play was Ayers's brother required to teach?

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