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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Mystery of Teaching.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many intercom interruptions occurred in the first four hours at P.S. 269?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

2. In Chapter 5, "Liberating the Curriculum," which college was referenced in a conversation Zelma participated in?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Northwestern.
(c) Duke.
(d) Harvard.

3. Who documented her classroom experiences through an impressive series of books?
(a) Vivian Gussin Paley.
(b) Kevin Sweeney.
(c) Maxine Greene.
(d) Hannah Arendt.

4. What color did Darlene "spy"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

5. According to Ayers, it is important for all teachers to be what?
(a) Student-centered.
(b) Teacher-centered.
(c) School Centered.
(d) Fair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who argued that the basic model of curriculum and teaching was "not just mistaken and impossible, but bad in the sense of morally wrong"?

3. What is considered by Ayers an epidemic in our schools known as a toxic habit with no limits?

4. According to Ayers, what tells us what to do?

5. According to Chapter 2, "Seeing the Student," what is the often underutilized source of knowledge about youngsters?

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