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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. Ayers stated that ________________________ is more dogmatic and insistent than any religion or political ideology.
(a) Choosing.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Learning.

2. Who was critically injured in a mountain climbing accident and struggled to walk?
(a) David.
(b) John.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Malik.

3. Ayers suggests that what happens when teacher's begin to value a child's opinions and experiences?
(a) Children disobeyed authority figures.
(b) Children became more shy.
(c) Children began to think more openly.
(d) Children became close-minded.

4. Who believed that "human beings spent their lives weaving webs of significance"?
(a) Lisa Delpit.
(b) Gomer Pyle.
(c) Gilbert Ryle.
(d) June Jordan.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, "Building Bridges," what instrument did Bear play?

3. According to Ayers, how many Americans were incarcerated in the year 2000?

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

5. In Chapter 2, "Seeing the Student," what did Ayers have children research for an assignment?

(see the answer key)

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