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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the average annual cost to house an inmate in 1999?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $30,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $10,000.

3. What is considered by Ayers an epidemic in our schools known as a toxic habit with no limits?
(a) Labeling.
(b) Flu.
(c) Stereotyping.
(d) Prejudice.

4. What sport was Jose La Luz involved in?
(a) Football.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Running.
(d) Skateboarding.

5. In Chapter 1, "Beginning: The Challenge of Teaching," what did John struggle with?
(a) Abused at home.
(b) Alcoholism.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Job loss.

6. How many computers did Ayers have in the corner next to the working loom for weaving?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

7. Whose house does Ayers say "invited one to pray"?
(a) Coretta's house.
(b) BJ's house.
(c) Malcolm and Sue's house.
(d) Harriet and Efrem's house.

8. According to Ayers, what is in charge at the schools that limited individuality?
(a) The principal.
(b) The schedule.
(c) The building
(d) The teacher.

9. How did Ayers stay alive as a teacher?
(a) Ayers stayed open to mystery.
(b) Ayers did not let things bother him.
(c) Ayers closed his mind to others.
(d) Ayers knew it all.

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

11. What was one of the goals of the Prospect School?
(a) Less structured curriculum.
(b) Supported teacher's efforts to create a learning culture.
(c) Higher pay for teachers.
(d) Supported students rights.

12. What did Ayers say "cramped choices and strangled life chances for the children of the poor"?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Schools.
(c) Inequalities.
(d) Parents.

13. Who was the subject used in a study by Davide Carroll?
(a) Pat.
(b) Sid.
(c) Jose.
(d) Chesa.

14. What did Ayers say died at an early age for too many young Americans?
(a) Parents.
(b) Opportunity.
(c) Hope.
(d) Grandparents.

15. Ayers claims that what type of school tends be mechanistic and managerial, hierarchical, and bureaucratic?
(a) Big schools.
(b) Ideal schools.
(c) Student-centered schools.
(d) Small schools.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ayers's space have "lots and lots" of?

2. What exists less than a half-mile from the University of Illinois-Chicago?

3. In which publication did Martha Gellhorn write a piece about loving our children?

4. Who created an impressive archive and research center where they have collected the work of hundreds of children over many years?

5. In Chapter 1, "Beginning: The Challenge of Teaching," how did one learn how to work well with youngsters?

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