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

2. According to Ayers, what tells us what to do?
(a) Our principals.
(b) Our environments.
(c) Our parents.
(d) Our teachers.

3. What is a great motivator for student ceremonies according to Chapter 4, "Building Bridges"?
(a) The audience.
(b) The teacher.
(c) The parents.
(d) The other students.

4. Who described a student as "ordinarily expressive and lively when talking about ideas and information"?
(a) Pat Carini.
(b) David Carroll.
(c) Maxine Greene.
(d) Jessica Howard.

5. What Shakespeare play was Ayers's brother required to teach?
(a) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(b) The Tempest.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do educators become when "talk turned to skills" according to Ayers?

2. In Ayers preschool classroom, which area felt "cozy and home-like"?

3. How did Ayers stay alive as a teacher?

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

5. According to Chapter 2, "Seeing the Student," what is the often underutilized source of knowledge about youngsters?

(see the answer key)

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