Quiz: Atlantic World
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Score for this quiz:28out of 28
Submitted Aug 29 at 9pm
This attempt took 77 minutes.
Question 1
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Which culture was most isolated in the fifteenth-century Atlantic world?
Africa
Americas
Europe
Asia
Question 2
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The Niger River Valley had Islamic universities in the fifteenth century.
True
False
Question 3
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Which one of the factors below is not true of fifteenth-century Europe?
Prominence of monotheistic religions
Invention of the printing press
Relative peace
Unifying Scandinavian language heritage
Question 4
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Luther was highly critical of those listed below except for which one?
Augustine of Hippo
Thomas Aquinas
Aristotle
Scholastics
Question 5
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Luther proposed that city governments be responsible for maintaining schools.
True
False
Question 6
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Which educational thinker had the strongest impact on Puritan education of New
England?
John Calvin
John Amos Comenius
Ulrich Zwingli
Jan Hus
Question 7
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What philosophy of education did Ignatius Loyola propagate through the missionary
efforts of the Society of Jesus?
Plato’s Idealism
Aristotle’s Realism
Augustine’s Christo-Platonism
Aquinas’ Scholasticism
Question 8
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In South America, which Spanish settlement became a hub of learning in the sixteenth
and seventeenth century, known by its universities, printing press, and economic
strength?
Lima
São Paulo
Havanna
San Antonio
Question 9
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When King Afonso I of Kongo invited the Jesuit missionaries to his kingdom, what religion
was he already practicing?
Islam
Animalism
Judaism
Christianity
Question 10
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What characteristic best describes Atlantic Creoles in the context of plantation culture of
the New World?
Atlantic Creoles were the most difficult group to assimilate to the New World.
Their limited cultural exposure outside of African culture isolated Atlantic Creoles from
other enslaved people.
Their experiences and language abilities often opened opportunities for Atlantic Creoles
to mediate between planters and enslaved people.
Atlantic Creoles typically encouraged enslaved people to retain tribal religions of Africa.
Question 11
8/ 8pts
SHORT ESSAY:Choose one of the options below. Respond in a brief essay of one or two
paragraphs (8 points).
OPTION 1:Describe how the doctrine of the “priesthood of all believers” influenced the
concept of mass education for all—male and female, rich and poor, nobility and
commoners.
OPTION 2:What did it mean in the era of the Protestant Reformation to be a Christian
Humanist and what impact did the Christian Humanists have on the philosophy of
education?
OPTION 3:How does the life and work of Rebecca Protten serve as a model of social
responsibility for educators?
Your Answer:
Question 3 - How does the life and work of Rebecca Protten serve as a model of social
responsibility for educators?
Teachers have a moral duty to actively contribute to their students' and society's welfare
and exemplary growth by cultivating a nurturing educational setting. Because of
Rebecca Protten's efforts to raise the literacy of enslaved people, she served as a role
model for educators in terms of social responsibility. She was the first Afro-Caribbean
woman ordained as a Christian preacher and could communicate in various languages.
"Mother of Modern Missions" was the name bestowed upon her since her efforts paved
the path for later missionaries in a similar situation to succeed (Smith, 2020, p.55).
Rebecca, a formerly enslaved person, converted to Christianity and showed exceptional
reading ability, earning her master's freedom and a place as a house servant. Rebecca
labored relentlessly to convert and educate enslaved people on three continents.
Rebecca spent her life doing what was socially suitable and believed all people should be
educated, including enslaved people, knowing it would benefit society.
Smith, S. J. (2020).Windows into the history and philosophy of education.
Quiz Score:28out of 28
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