Practice Test Questions-Chapter Three
1. With the development of and expansion of industrialization in urban Massachusetts came
a. a need for a cultural shift in the work
ethic
b. b. reduced employment opportunities for women
c. all of the above
2. Increased consumer demand during the common school era was fueled by
a. expanded transportation
b. westward migration
c. all of the above
3. Industrialists provided important support for public schooling because
a. they thought it would provide them with
a larger pool of available workers
b. they thought it would help people accept the
prevailing organization of society
c. all of the above
4. The rise of Catholic schools can be seen as a response to
a. Catholics' belief that academic standards
would be lower in public schools
b. Anti-Catholic sentiments of the majority of
common school supporters
c. Common school supporters insistence on separation
between church and state
5. The curriculum that Mann proposed for the normal schools reflected his concern to
a. improve academic preparation of teachers
b. have teachers who could learn and apply appropriate
techniques of teaching
c. all of the above
6. Supporters of the common school movement emphasized schooling's ability to
a. improve the morality of the population
b. teach workplace habits
c. both of these
7. In Prussia what aspect of education was not controlled by the government?
a. education used as a formal discipline
b. choosing the methods and subject matter taught
c. both of these were controlled
8. Reasons for conflict over reform efforts during the common school era included
a. a contradiction between the idea of broadening the authority of the
state on behalf of social welfare programming and the idea of individualism
b. conflict between religious authority and the authority of the crown
c. all of the above
9. Resistance to Mann's "common elements" approach came from
a. those wanting a strict division between church and state
b. those fearing that no religion would be taught in schools
c. all of the above
10. Economic justifications for common schools included the ideas that
a. education is a vehicle for social mobility
b. everyone will be trained for high level occupations
c. education will equalize incomes
11. The curriculum of the normal schools focused on
a. academic subjects
b. reading, writing, arithmetic, religion and patriotism
c. mostly teaching methods, with some elementary subject matter content