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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Seeing the Student.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which child's father was active in the civil rights movement?
(a) Jose's father.
(b) Darlene's father.
(c) Duke's father.
(d) Kelyn's father.

3. Which Greek God did Ayers compare outstanding teachers to?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Homer.
(d) Odysseus.

4. According to Chapter 2, "Seeing the Student," how did a staff review session end?
(a) Provided teachers with a deeper understanding.
(b) With critical discussion.
(c) With a decision.
(d) In an abrupt manner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the goals of the Prospect School?

2. What became a helpful guide to teaching for Ayers and other teachers?

3. How did deficiencies make Ayers feel?

4. What does Ayers say "allowed us to glimpse into something of the depth of this enterprise and to unearth the intellectual and ethical implications"?

5. What was the name of the group of housing activists who constructed simple and livable structures for the homeless?

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