Chapter 7

Question 1

The beginning of public high school was marked by the opening of the

Answer 1

English Classical School in 1821

Question 2

Which of the following was included in the New England Primer?

Answer 2

a spelling guide based on the alphabet
The Lord’s Prayer

all of the above

Question 3

All of the following describe the Old Deluder Satan Act except

Answer 3

it was a ruling by Puritans to make sure all their children attended school

(it was established that every town of 50 or more households must provide a school, no funding was attached to the act, it helped improve the literacy rate of the New England colonies)

Question 4

Which of the following did not result from the publication of A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform?

Answer 4

renewed attention to education

Question 5

All of the following are educators who made a significant impact on the field of early childhood education except

Answer 5

Samuel Howe

(Johann Pestalozzi
Friedrich Froebel
Maria Montessori)

Question 6

The first compulsory education law in the New World was the

Answer 6

Massachusetts Act of 1642

Question 7

Which of the following legislative acts withheld federal funds from schools that discriminated against students based on race, color, or national origin?

Answer 7

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 8

Which of the following educators established a school in Florida to train female African American teachers?

Answer 8

Mary McLeod Bethune

Question 9

All of the following were objections to the idea of common schools except

Answer 9

they provide avenues for social and economic mobility

(free schools mean fewer private school students, they decreased the workforce of children who opted for school instead of jobs, concerns that an overeducated citizenry might question authority)

Question 10

All of the following describe the Franklin Academy except

Answer 10

instruction offered in Latin

astronomy classes, student choice in course selection, navigation courses

Question 11

All of the following are true about the first colonial schools except

Answer 11

they were equally attended by girls and boys

(they were established for religious purposes, they helped secular aspects of society develop and prosper, they provided students with the skills necessary to participate in commerce)

Question 12

Which of the following phrases best describes the purpose of normal schools?

Answer 12

to provide formal training for teachers

Question 13

All of the following describe Latin grammar schools except

Answer 13

entrance was granted equally to both girls and boys

(parents paid tuition to send their children, students learned higher levels of reading, writing, arithmetic, and classical literature, they were the forerunners of modern high schools)

Question 14

Which of the following legislative acts divided federally owned wilderness land into townships and required the building of schools?

Answer 14

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Question 15

“Boarding ‘round” was a practice in the 18th century involving

Answer 15

teachers living with student families for about a week at a time

Question 16

The legistlative act that called for strengthening of science, math, and foreign language programs was the

Answer 16

National Defense Education Act of 1958

Question 17

All of the following describe dame schools except

Answer 17

students were educated within their own homes

(teachers were respected women with little or no formal education, classes were held in the teacher’s home, parents paid the teacher to have their children educated)

Question 18

Which of the following statements best describes the Puritans’ view of education?

Answer 18

memorization of Scripture and the practice of biblical principles were more important than academic subjects

Question 19

Prudence Crandall was best known for her work with

Answer 19

African American children

Question 20

Brown vs. Board of Education was a court ruling tha

Answer 20

declared that segregating children based solely on race was wrong and illegal