Question 1

Today's colleges provide opportunities for not only young people but also adults seeking new careers as well as personal enrichment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Community colleges are an important part of higher education in the United States because they

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A)  enroll over 40 percent of all college students.
B)  greatly expand the opportunity to attend college.
C)  enroll almost half of African American and Hispanic undergraduates.
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following concepts refers to the practice of including people with disabilities in regular educational classes and programs?

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A)  tracking
B)  mainstreaming
C)  chartering
D)  the magnet school policyE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Most private schools in the United States are "prep schools" that typically enroll children of well-to-do families.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In low-income nations, why do girls receive less schooling than boys?

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There are several reasons why girls in l...

Question 6

What is the "savage inequality" in U.S.schools as described by Jonathan Kozol? Why is this a social-conflict analysis?

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The "savage inequality" in U.S. schools,...

Question 7

Currently, 8.1 percent of people between sixteen and twenty-four years of age have dropped out of school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is "functional illiteracy"? How extensive is this problem in the United States?

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Functional illiteracy refers to the inab...

Question 9

In the United States today,

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A)  there is a surplus of teachers.
B)  there are enough teachers.
C)  there is a shortage of teachers.
D)  private schools lack enough teachers.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Most people who do not complete their schooling have parents who also did not receive much schooling.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What are four societal functions of schooling?

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The four societal functions of schooling...

Question 12

Supporters of the school-choice movement argue that competition is the best way to encourage the public school system to improve education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the United States today, what percentage of people over the age of twenty-five have earned a four-year college degree?

Accepted Answer

A)  30 percent
B)  50 percent
C)  75 percent
D)  90 percentE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

In India, fewer boys than girls reach secondary school.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Currently, there is a surplus of teachers in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In low-income nations, most education is a matter of

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A)  formal schooling and then college.
B)  what parents and other community members teach their children.
C)  what children can teach themselves.
D)  teaching by religious leaders.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

From a social-conflict perspective, schooling in the United States transforms social privilege into personal merit.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the United States, schooling is an important path to upward social mobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the United States today,

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A)  there is a surplus of teachers.
B)  there are enough teachers.
C)  there is a shortage of teachers.
D)  private schools lack enough teachers.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Among both African Americans and Hispanic Americans over the age of twenty-five,

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A)  women and men are equally likely to have completed four or more years of college.
B)  men are more likely than women to have completed four or more years of college.
C)  women are more likely than men to have completed four or more years of college.
D)  All of these are correct.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following concepts refers to the practice of including people with disabilities in regular educational classes and programs?

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What is "functional illiteracy"? How extensive is this problem in the United States?

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In the United States today, what percentage of people over the age of twenty-five have earned a four-year college degree?

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Supporters of the school-choice movement argue that competition is the best way to encourage the public school system to improve education.

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Most people who do not complete their schooling have parents who also did not receive much schooling.

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