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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Liberating the Curriculum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is considered by Ayers an epidemic in our schools known as a toxic habit with no limits?
(a) Stereotyping.
(b) Prejudice.
(c) Labeling.
(d) Flu.

2. Who underlined the importance of identity and broadening group affiliation with adolescents?
(a) Jean Piaget.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Erik Erikson.
(d) Abraham Maslow.

3. Compared to 0 dollars spent on school construction, how much did Illinois spend on prison construction in 1999?
(a) $400 million.
(b) 4 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) $200 million.

4. What sport was Jose La Luz involved in?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Running.
(c) Skateboarding.
(d) Football.

5. According to Ayers, what should the larger goal of education be?
(a) Increased teacher pay.
(b) Complete overall of educational system.
(c) Adequate education for all children.
(d) Adequate education for 75% of children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brought the culture of the Sioux people to life for Zayd?

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

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

4. Who argued that the basic model of curriculum and teaching was "not just mistaken and impossible, but bad in the sense of morally wrong"?

5. What does Ayers say is required to teach from a solid base of knowing students?

(see the answer key)

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