1. Which colonial region's educational system was characterized as being taught by male teachers who used dunce caps and hickory switches?

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ANSWER: B, The New England colonies' town schools had male teachers who were usually punishing disciplinarians.

2. Which of the following types of schools was a secondary, precollege school?

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ANSWER: C, Latin grammar schools were secondary, precollege schoosl for sons of upper class families.

3. Who founded the Philadelphia Academy in 1751?

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ANSWER: A, Benjamin Franklin opened the Philadelphia Academy in 1751.

4. Which colonial region resisted joining the common school movement?

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ANSWER: C, The Southern colonies were opposed to the common school movement because of the long distance between plantations, their class consciousness, and the question of slavery.

5. Which of the following books was not commonly used in the common school era schools?

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ANSWER: D, All but Franklin's "Proposals" were used in the common school era.

6. Montessori's curriculum is

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ANSWER: A, Montessori's philosophy centers on the child.

7. The first public high school opened in 1821 in

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ANSWER: C, The first public high school opened in Boston in 1821.

8. The congressional act encouraging states to work together to develop curriculum for students is

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ANSWER: B, Congress passed Goals 2000 legislation in 1994 and is viewed by many as a step toward national standards.

9. The first college in the new colonies was

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ANSWER: A, Harvard was established in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

10. The first college to be coeducational was

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ANSWER: B, Oberlin College in Ohio was the first formerly male-only college to open its doors to women.