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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. What became a helpful guide to teaching for Ayers and other teachers?
(a) The teacher allowed the student to pursue their goals.
(b) Motivational speakers visited and taught.
(c) Videos of best practice.
(d) The teacher taught straight from the book.

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

3. What should all teachers take into consideration when understanding children, according to Ayers?
(a) Children's lives.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Nighttime fears.
(d) Lesson planning.

4. Which group of people are naturally curious about their world they inhabit?
(a) Administrators.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Parents.
(d) Children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many inhabitants spoke English as the native tongue in 1988, according to Chapter 4, "Building Bridges"?

2. What, as suggested by Ayers, is a matter of solidarity between subjects and human beings?

3. Who argued that good teachers incorporated all kinds of instructional strategies and are vigilant for "what works"?

4. Who spent most of the summer designing a "core study" for students?

5. What do educators become when "talk turned to skills" according to Ayers?

(see the answer key)

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