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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 believes that what is more than pieces of information, more than subject matter, more even than the disciplines?
(a) Curriculum.
(b) School.
(c) Course work.
(d) Life.

2. According to Ayers, what are tests surrounded by?
(a) Untrue statements.
(b) Extreme colored borders.
(c) Stereotyping.
(d) Rituals.

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

4. Ayers suggests that who "resisted the idea that there is some ideal child with whom they would be brilliant; they must reject the idea of social circumstance"?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Parents.
(c) Administrators.
(d) Principals.

5. Which culture required that each boy kill a lion and be circumcised in order to become a man?
(a) Aborigini.
(b) Sioux.
(c) African.
(d) Zulu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ayers consider people were when people, no matter how professional, were given the power to set a standard?

2. What did Ayers say died at an early age for too many young Americans?

3. As suggested in Chapter 6, "Keeping Track," who requires standardized tests to comply with state law?

4. How old was Chesa when Ayers began caring for him?

5. In the year 2000, how many children did not have health insurance?

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