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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 old was Chesa when Ayers began caring for him?
(a) 14 years old.
(b) 14 months old.
(c) 10 years old.
(d) 4 years old.

2. Who must be autobiographers and be authentic suggested by Ayers?
(a) Parents.
(b) Actors.
(c) Administrators.
(d) Teachers.

3. In Chapter 7, "The Mystery of Teaching," who suggested to "go into yourself"?
(a) Addams.
(b) Rilke.
(c) Stanislavsky.
(d) Dewey.

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"?
(a) The willingness to embrace the new.
(b) The ongoing conversation about teaching.
(c) The problems that plagued education.
(d) A new focus.

5. What sport was Jose La Luz involved in?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Running.
(c) Skateboarding.
(d) Football.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, "Keeping Track," what is the process of narrowing, punishing, and controlling from the outside that too often passed for assessment?

3. What does Ayers state is part of the intellectual challenge of teaching, in addition to knowing students?

4. What should all teachers take into consideration when understanding children, according to Ayers?

5. What was the center of the approach used at Prospect School?

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