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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. What did Ayers say "cramped choices and strangled life chances for the children of the poor"?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Parents.
(c) Inequalities.
(d) Schools.

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

3. What was the name of the group of housing activists who constructed simple and livable structures for the homeless?
(a) Habitat for Humanity.
(b) Mad Housers of Chicago.
(c) Helping Hands of Chicago.
(d) Housing Agency of Chicago.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ayers, how many Americans were incarcerated in the year 2000?

2. What year did Ayers begin teaching?

3. What does Ayers say followed Jose around like a shadow?

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

5. Ayers believes that learning is what?

(see the answer key)

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