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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Beginning, The Challenge of Teaching.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What object did Ayers compare teaching to in Chapter 1, "Beginning: The Challenge of Teaching"?
(a) A house.
(b) A quilt.
(c) A car.
(d) A can.

3. According to Ayers, how many Americans were incarcerated in the year 2000?
(a) Two million.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) One million.

4. What exists less than a half-mile from the University of Illinois-Chicago?
(a) A habitat house.
(b) An old church.
(c) A shanty town.
(d) Cabrini Green.

5. What was the average annual cost to house an inmate in 1999?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $30,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $50,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ayers believes that learning is what?

2. According to Ayers, what is the mentality of schools?

3. In the year 2000, how many children did not have health insurance?

4. Who believed that "Education was the point at which we decide whether we love the world enough to assume the responsibility for it"?

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

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