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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Creating an Environment for Learning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ayers took children to the airport concourse, what did they do?
(a) The children watched people.
(b) The children ate.
(c) The children sat down.
(d) The children ran.

2. Who was the teaching assistant that pitched baseballs to a student everyday?
(a) Jose Vega.
(b) Mara Sapon-Shevin.
(c) Eleanor Duckworth.
(d) Malik.

3. In Ayers classroom, what dominated the window sills and counter tops?
(a) Photos of students.
(b) Student projects.
(c) Classroom rules.
(d) Teacher's artwork.

4. Who created an impressive archive and research center where they have collected the work of hundreds of children over many years?
(a) Kevin Sweeney.
(b) William Ayers.
(c) Pat Carini.
(d) Maxine Greene.

5. Ayers believed that ____________ integrate and give meaning to other aspects of school and curriculum, along with engaging and focusing children's energy.
(a) Projects.
(b) Videos.
(c) Homework.
(d) Portfolios.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country's children did Gellhorn write about?

2. Who documented her classroom experiences through an impressive series of books?

3. What Shakespeare play was Ayers's brother required to teach?

4. Who asked how race relations were going in Chicago?

5. Ayers suggests that what happens when teacher's begin to value a child's opinions and experiences?

(see the answer key)

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