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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. Which Greek God did Ayers compare outstanding teachers to?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Homer.

2. What did Ayers's space have "lots and lots" of?
(a) Books.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Boxes.
(d) Animals.

3. What kind of teachers did Ayers suggest were needed now more than ever?
(a) Tired teachers.
(b) Experienced teachers.
(c) Kind teachers.
(d) Crusading teachers.

4. What did Ayers consider people were when people, no matter how professional, were given the power to set a standard?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) Dictatorship.
(c) Totalitarian.
(d) Democracy.

5. What city is La Escuela Fratney located?
(a) Flint, Michigan.
(b) Detroit, Michigan.
(c) Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
(d) Greenbay, Wisconsin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ayers believes that learning is what?

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

3. When To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher was written, what percentage of American children awoke everyday in poverty?

4. In Chapter 5, "Liberating the Curriculum," which college was referenced in a conversation Zelma participated in?

5. Which group of people are naturally curious about their world they inhabit?

(see the answer key)

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