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Question 1:

According to Plato, ________.
a) writing has instrumental value in itself
b) among women, only daughters of wealthy citizens may be receive formal education
c) all citizens should be educated because virtue can be taught and society wants virtuous citizens
d) one must be born into the aristocracy to be the kind of person who would benefit from education

Question 2:

In ancient Rome, the first teacher a young student would encounter was called a "grammaticus."
a) True
b) False

Question 3:

________ taught that a stable society depended on good leaders who served as moral exemplars to their subjects.
a) Confucius
b) Lao Tzu
c) Mencius
d) Plato

Question 4:

In the medieval period, local churches offered education both to prepare clergy for the church and to educate others.
a) True
b) False

Question 5:

The medieval worldview came to an end with ________.
a) the Reformation
b) the age of exploration
c) the scientific revolution
d) all of the above

Question 6:

According to Pestalozzi, children will sense the truth of what they are learning if it accords with their experience and observations.
a) True
b) False

Question 7:

Froebel is best known for founding ________.
a) the new method
b) farm schools
c) kindergarten
d) gymnasium schools

Question 8:

According to Ryerson, education should be separate from religion and morality.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

Beginning in the 1960s, Quebec education began to de-emphasize ________.
a) science
b) technical subjects
c) language and literature
d) child-centred schools

Question 10:

In a flipped curriculum, students get access to the teacher’s course materials from their teacher’s blog or a course wiki.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Educational Foundations in Canada: Chapter 05