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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Ayers say followed Jose around like a shadow?
(a) Violence.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Job loss.
(d) School failure.

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

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

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

7. Who documented her classroom experiences through an impressive series of books?
(a) Maxine Greene.
(b) Hannah Arendt.
(c) Kevin Sweeney.
(d) Vivian Gussin Paley.

8. Ayers believes that learning is what?
(a) Easy.
(b) Hard.
(c) Boring.
(d) Not linear.

9. What became a helpful guide to teaching for Ayers and other teachers?
(a) The teacher allowed the student to pursue their goals.
(b) Motivational speakers visited and taught.
(c) The teacher taught straight from the book.
(d) Videos of best practice.

10. When Ayers took children to the airport concourse, what did they do?
(a) The children ate.
(b) The children ran.
(c) The children sat down.
(d) The children watched people.

11. What do kids see that school is linked by more than anything else?
(a) By age.
(b) By subject.
(c) By sex.
(d) By development.

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

13. What does Ayers say "allowed us to glimpse into something of the depth of this enterprise and to unearth the intellectual and ethical implications"?
(a) A new focus.
(b) The willingness to embrace the new.
(c) The problems that plagued education.
(d) The ongoing conversation about teaching.

14. Who underlined the importance of identity and broadening group affiliation with adolescents?
(a) Abraham Maslow.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Jean Piaget.
(d) Erik Erikson.

15. According to Ayers, what is built when there is an engaged and active citizenry?
(a) Better legislation.
(b) A republic.
(c) A strong democracy.
(d) Parental support.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Chesa's teacher that admired Chesa's strengths instead of focusing on his weaknesses?

2. According to Ayers, it is important for all teachers to be what?

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

4. Ayers believed that what is the strongest source of knowledge about a student?

5. Which child's father was active in the civil rights movement?

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