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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. Ayers believed that what is the strongest source of knowledge about a student?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Doctors.
(c) The student.
(d) The parents.

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

3. In Chapter 4, "Building Bridges," what instrument did Bear play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Piano.
(d) Cello.

4. In Alex Haley's writing, whose coming of age ceremony did he record?
(a) Crazy Horse.
(b) Kunta Kinte.
(c) Malik.
(d) Jose.

5. What high school did Ayers's brother teach English?
(a) Berkeley High School.
(b) Los Angeles High School.
(c) North Campton High School.
(d) Bismarck High School.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many computers did Ayers have in the corner next to the working loom for weaving?

3. According to Ayers, what are standardized tests?

4. Compared to 0 dollars spent on school construction, how much did Illinois spend on prison construction in 1999?

5. How many intercom interruptions occurred in the first four hours at P.S. 269?

(see the answer key)

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