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

2. Who was an amazing teacher that argued that the essence of cognitive development was "having wonderful ideas"?
(a) Eleanor Duckworth.
(b) Jose Vega.
(c) Mara Sapon-Shevin.
(d) Pat Carini.

3. Which child's father was active in the civil rights movement?
(a) Duke's father.
(b) Jose's father.
(c) Darlene's father.
(d) Kelyn's father.

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

5. What year did Ayers begin teaching?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1965.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did deficiencies make Ayers feel?

2. What animal did the children observe outside a Chicago steel plant?

3. How did Ayers stay alive as a teacher?

4. According to Ayers, what should the larger goal of education be?

5. What became a helpful guide to teaching for Ayers and other teachers?

(see the answer key)

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