Question 1

Which Canadian university was started in 1636 by the Jesuits, and, therefore, claims to be North America's oldest institution of higher education?

Accepted Answer

A)  McGill 
B)  McMaster 
C)  St. Mary's 
D)  Laval 
A)  McGill 
B)  McMaster 
C)  St. Mary's 
D)  Laval

Question 2

Identify four manifest and four latent functions of schooling.

Accepted Answer

Manifest functions of schooling are the

Question 3

The Hutterites have their children taught in schools within their own colonies. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance to social integration. 
B)  response to religious persecution. 
C)  geography making social integration difficult. 
D)  resistance to cultural innovation. 
A)  resistance to social integration. 
B)  response to religious persecution. 
C)  geography making social integration difficult. 
D)  resistance to cultural innovation.

Question 4

Why is the enrollment of men at the post-secondary level a problem today?

Accepted Answer

The enrollment of men at the post-second

Question 5

The Japanese place greater importance on achievement test scores than we do in Canada in selecting students to attend colleges and universities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT part of the hidden curriculum in Canadian schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  the teaching of compliance 
B)  the teaching of punctuality 
C)  the teaching of skills 
D)  the teaching of discipline 
A)  the teaching of compliance 
B)  the teaching of punctuality 
C)  the teaching of skills 
D)  the teaching of discipline

Question 7

Which of the following is a latent function of schooling?

Accepted Answer

A)  ensuring some common culture 
B)  teaching about the American way of life 
C)  providing child care 
D)  teaching job skills 
A)  ensuring some common culture 
B)  teaching about the American way of life 
C)  providing child care 
D)  teaching job skills

Question 8

Educational development in Canada included

Accepted Answer

A)  kindergarten in the Toronto schools in 1783. 
B)  compulsory education to age 21 in 1920. 
C)  mass education as a response to the need for a literate and skilled workforce. 
D)  secondary schools across the country by 1900. 
A)  kindergarten in the Toronto schools in 1783. 
B)  compulsory education to age 21 in 1920. 
C)  mass education as a response to the need for a literate and skilled workforce. 
D)  secondary schools across the country by 1900.

Question 9

In Great Britain, regardless of their scores on achievement examinations, the children of well-to-do families

Accepted Answer

A)  generally do not go to college. 
B)  must go to state universities like everyone else. 
C)  typically go to high-prestige private universities, including Oxford or Cambridge. 
D)  go to trade schools, but only if they are males. 
A)  generally do not go to college. 
B)  must go to state universities like everyone else. 
C)  typically go to high-prestige private universities, including Oxford or Cambridge. 
D)  go to trade schools, but only if they are males.

Question 10

Along with gender, ________ is a strong predictor of aspirations to attend university.

Accepted Answer

A)  age 
B)  race 
C)  high school performance 
D)  social class 
A)  age 
B)  race 
C)  high school performance 
D)  social class

Question 11

Which of the following types of theorists would emphasize that streaming advantages the rich and disadvantages the poor?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural functionalist 
B)  symbolic interactionist 
C)  social-conflict theorist 
D)  post-modernist 
A)  structural functionalist 
B)  symbolic interactionist 
C)  social-conflict theorist 
D)  post-modernist

Question 12

The extent of schooling in a society is closely tied to its level of economic development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If you were to enter a school in ancient Greece or China, the students you would find there would be mainly

Accepted Answer

A)  women. 
B)  soldiers. 
C)  the rich. 
D)  foreigners. 
A)  women. 
B)  soldiers. 
C)  the rich. 
D)  foreigners.

Question 14

In Canada, as compared to the United States, there is more emphasis in the classroom on

Accepted Answer

A)  competitive individualism. 
B)  activities that promote co-operation and sharing. 
C)  a political component. 
D)  obedience. 
A)  competitive individualism. 
B)  activities that promote co-operation and sharing. 
C)  a political component. 
D)  obedience.

Question 15

Quick Quiz: Short Answer Question
-Identify four manifest and four latent functions of schooling.

Accepted Answer

Manifest functions of schooling are the

Question 16

What policy decision in Aboriginal education had devastating consequences for the children and their communities?

Accepted Answer

A)  reservation schools 
B)  trade schools 
C)  residential schools 
D)  secular schools 
A)  reservation schools 
B)  trade schools 
C)  residential schools 
D)  secular schools

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT true of schooling in Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the Middle Ages, schooling was a privilege of the nobility. 
B)  The Industrial Revolution created a need for an educated labour force. 
C)  Working class people demanded access to schools during the Industrial Revolution. 
D)  Law now requires every British child to attend school until age 18. 
A)  During the Middle Ages, schooling was a privilege of the nobility. 
B)  The Industrial Revolution created a need for an educated labour force. 
C)  Working class people demanded access to schools during the Industrial Revolution. 
D)  Law now requires every British child to attend school until age 18.

Question 18

The social institution by which society provides people with important knowledge, including basic facts and information, job skills, and cultural norms and values is

Accepted Answer

A)  the family. 
B)  the church. 
C)  the peer group. 
D)  education. 
A)  the family. 
B)  the church. 
C)  the peer group. 
D)  education.

Question 19

What percentage of Canadians has some kind of post-secondary education?

Accepted Answer

A)  23% 
B)  64% 
C)  77% 
D)  91% 
A)  23% 
B)  64% 
C)  77% 
D)  91%

Question 20

Which of the following is TRUE about streaming, according to social-conflict analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the only option when performance must be evaluated. 
B)  It is biased in favour of students from affluent backgrounds. 
C)  It integrates students. 
D)  It does not have any relationship to social background. 
A)  It is the only option when performance must be evaluated. 
B)  It is biased in favour of students from affluent backgrounds. 
C)  It integrates students. 
D)  It does not have any relationship to social background.

Exam 20: Education

Which Canadian university was started in 1636 by the Jesuits, and, therefore, claims to be North America's oldest institution of higher education?

Identify four manifest and four latent functions of schooling.

The Hutterites have their children taught in schools within their own colonies. This is an example of

Why is the enrollment of men at the post-secondary level a problem today?

The Japanese place greater importance on achievement test scores than we do in Canada in selecting students to attend colleges and universities.

Which of the following is NOT part of the hidden curriculum in Canadian schools?

Which of the following is a latent function of schooling?

Educational development in Canada included

In Great Britain, regardless of their scores on achievement examinations, the children of well-to-do families

Along with gender, ________ is a strong predictor of aspirations to attend university.

Which of the following types of theorists would emphasize that streaming advantages the rich and disadvantages the poor?

The extent of schooling in a society is closely tied to its level of economic development.

If you were to enter a school in ancient Greece or China, the students you would find there would be mainly

In Canada, as compared to the United States, there is more emphasis in the classroom on

Quick Quiz: Short Answer Question -Identify four manifest and four latent functions of schooling.

What policy decision in Aboriginal education had devastating consequences for the children and their communities?

Which of the following is NOT true of schooling in Great Britain?

The social institution by which society provides people with important knowledge, including basic facts and information, job skills, and cultural norms and values is

What percentage of Canadians has some kind of post-secondary education?

Which of the following is TRUE about streaming, according to social-conflict analysis?

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