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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. What do educators become when "talk turned to skills" according to Ayers?
(a) Supportive.
(b) Open-minded.
(c) Simple-minded.
(d) Close-minded.

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

3. In the year 2000, how many children did not have health insurance?
(a) 11 million children did not have health insurance.
(b) 1 million children did not have health insurance.
(c) 40 million children did not have health insurance.
(d) 20 million children did not have health insurance.

4. How does Ayers feel about standardized tests?
(a) Ayers enjoys taking standardized tests.
(b) Ayers supports the use of standardized tests.
(c) Ayers has been a life-long critic of standardized testing.
(d) Ayers believes standardized tests measure students accurately.

5. According to Ayers, what were many of Ayers's students when he began teaching?
(a) Barbarians.
(b) At Risk.
(c) Culturally deprived.
(d) Savages.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many computers did Ayers have in the corner next to the working loom for weaving?

2. According to Ayers, what is the educational system?

3. Who argued that good teachers incorporated all kinds of instructional strategies and are vigilant for "what works"?

4. What allows teachers to see what students are up to while asking them to do the work themselves?

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

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