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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The text states that people developed a keen interest in the Protestant Reformation and the ______ Counter-reformation.

2. How old was Erasmus when he was ordained as a priest?

3. Gandhi, Du Bois, and Freire represented India, African Americans, and ______.

4. Gutek assumes that educators interacted with which of the following?

5. What was the name of the emperor involved in the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Erasmus' career? What area of study became Erasmus' focus?

2. What is the time period of the lifespan of Thomas Aquinas? How did it correspond to the existence of the Roman Empire?

3. What is the basic educational background of Erasmus?

4. How did Martin Luther play a part in this time period? What was Luther's major focus?

5. How does Gutek incorporate historical approaches in relation with modern ideas?

6. When did John Calvin live? What major events occurred in the religious sector during this time? What caused the turbulence of the time?

7. What were the basic themes used in Aquinas' work?

8. Examine Erasmus' first encounter with humanist scholars. How did Erasmus use that exposure plus academic works to further his education?

9. What was the relationship between Aristotle and Alexander the Great? How long did the relationship last?

10. When was Confucianism introduced into the Western world and by whom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Thomas Jefferson's role in education. How was Jefferson introduced into the educational system? What was Jefferson's education? Why did he feel it was necessary to change the system? How were his ideas unusual for the time? Have any of Jefferson's systems remained in place in the current American educational system?

Essay Topic 2

Create a time line of the entire book, including the educators and their offerings to the education system.

Essay Topic 3

Many changes occurred in the educational system during and after the Great Depression. Discuss the changes. How did Roosevelt support educational equality? How did it assist in overcoming ethnic barriers? How did the New Deal incorporate all races into the plan? Discuss what changes took place in local politics at the time.

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