Question 1
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Many cultures counted on _________to transmit their cultural heritage through very gifted leaders.
storytelling
Question 2
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The ancient Egyptian civilization was characterized by _____________.
tribal kingdoms, rule by pharaohs, and located on the riverbanks.
Question 3
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Education in preliterate societies focused on
transmitting culture.
Question 4
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Which of the following did Martin Luther recognize to be an agent of reform?
all of the above
Question 5
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Advanced schools in ancient Egypt were established to prepare
all of the above.
Question 6
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In an effort to reform society, educators during the Age of Enlightenment tried to create a new pattern of
schooling based on
scientific inquiry and reason.
Question 7
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Which of the following best reflects the metaphysical position underlying Plato's beliefs about education?
The purpose of education was to help students begin to discover the truths that were innately present
within each person and, in the process, to find those persons who were most intellectually capable of
leading society.
Question 8
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You teach French. Instead of drilling students in French grammar and vocabulary, you like to emphasize
conversations in French, discussions of French authors and literature, and games and contests that make
learning interesting. With which of the following historical figures do you have the most in common?
Erasmus
Question 9
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Children learn the group’s language and skills and assimilate moral and religious values through
________.
enculturation
Question 10
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The invention of the printing press during the Reformation
advanced the idea of literacy and schooling.
Question 11
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As a high-school social studies teacher, you believe your students lack enough heroes and role models.
You begin collaborating with an English teacher at your school to have students turn aspects of their
family histories into epics that highlight the positive characteristics and admirable actions of male and
female family members. In having students write, share, and discuss these personal epics, you are
following most closely in the educational footsteps of which of the following groups?
Ancient Greeks
Question 12
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In Plato's.Republic,.he
described a perfect state ruled by the intellectual elite.
Question 13
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The Greek approach of having the student immersed and participating in society can be described as
the Socratic method.
Question 14
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For Aristotle, thinking and knowing begin with
one's sensation of objects in the environment.
Question 15
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Katherine, an elementary school teacher, believes that children are by nature prone to mean and unruly
behavior and that part of a teacher's job is to be a firm disciplinarian to help children overcome these
tendencies. Katherine's ideas are most similar to which of the following?
child depravity theory
Question 16
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Of the educators discussed in Chapter 3, Luis finds the ideas of Maria Montessori to be most relevant to
the area in which he is seeking certification, so he plans to try to learn more about her thinking. Of the
following specializations, which is most likely to be the one Luis is pursuing?
early childhood education
Question 17
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Sarah believes that schools too often get in the way of meaningful education. She wants to start her own
school where children will have fewer textbooks and rules and more unstructured, firsthand experiences
with the world. Which of the following theorists is most relevant to Sarah's beliefs?
Rousseau
Question 18
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The curriculum and activities that Dewey proposed for schools
culminate in reflecting on and testing the consequences of action.
Question 19
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Rousseau believed that the school as an institution
corrupted children.
Question 20
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According to Froebel, the paramount influence in the kindergarten classroom was
the personality of the teacher.
Question 21
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Preplanned materials and learning exercises designed to develop the practical, sensory, and formal skills
of children were designed by
Montessori.
Question 22
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The process by which competition would bring about gradual but inevitable progress is
Social Darwinism.
Question 23
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The teaching of Latin utilizing the student's vernacular language was emphasized by
Comenius.
Question 24
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Rebelling against gender restrictions, __________ developed a philosophy of socialized education.
Addams
Question 25
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In your elementary classroom, you use hands-on methods that encourage students to inquire for
themselves about various ideas and problems in the curriculum's subjects. Several parents have criticized
your approach, saying that you pay too little attention to systematic subject-matter learning. You have a
great deal in common with which famous educator?
Dewey
Question 26
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Jean Piaget's principles of learning are based primarily on
the child's cognitive development.
Question 27
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You just took a job teaching in a primary school. The principal has told you that the school's mission
envisions each classroom becoming a “prepared environment” for encouraging self-development and
socialization. These ideas are based on
Froebel's view of the kindergarten.
Question 28
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Rousseau originally believed that people were “noble savages,” ________________________.
innocent, free and uncorrupted.
Question 29
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Pestalozzi believed that teachers needed to develop
