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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Mystery of Teaching.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose house always filled Ayers with tranquility?
(a) Malcolm and Sue's house.
(b) Harriet and Efrem's house.
(c) BJ's House.
(d) Coretta's house.

2. What does Ayers identify as a time of invention, discovery, and surprise?
(a) School.
(b) Adulthood.
(c) Daycare.
(d) Childhood.

3. Who was Chesa's teacher that admired Chesa's strengths instead of focusing on his weaknesses?
(a) Hannah Arendt.
(b) Maxine Greene.
(c) Nel Noddings.
(d) Kevin Sweeney.

4. Which country's children did Gellhorn write about?
(a) United States.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Canada.
(d) Vietnam.

5. What type of school does Ayers say points toward students at the center of the education enterprise?
(a) Big schools.
(b) Small schools.
(c) Teacher-centered schools.
(d) Ideal schools.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who founded the Workshop Center at City College in New York?

2. What is considered by Ayers an epidemic in our schools known as a toxic habit with no limits?

3. Compared to 0 dollars spent on school construction, how much did Illinois spend on prison construction in 1999?

4. According to Ayers, what consumes millions and millions of education dollars?

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

(see the answer key)

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