Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

Civilize Them with a Stick, Mary Crow Dog and Richard Erdoes

1		What is Crow Dog and Erdoes' main goal in writing this piece?
			A)	to describe an intimate personal experience, much like a diary entry
			B)	to tell a story in a historical context
			C)	to give voice to an unheard oppressed group of people
			D)	to tell the story of one's family history
2		Crow Dog relates her individual experiences to larger sociological implications. One example of this is
			A)	the constant beating and fights between the nuns and the girls
			B)	the dreary routine and lack of good food
			C)	the favoritism of girls who were near-white
			D)	the dichotomy between priests and nuns
3		The Native American boarding schools
			A)	properly prepared young Native American girls and boys to live healthily in society
			B)	were intended to "civilize" Native Americans - in other words, make them value the same things as the dominant white American culture
			C)	were a healthy environment for young children
			D)	have now been seen as a blemish in American history and reparations have been paid to Native Americans
4		The schools for Native Americans were intended to be a kinder and more humane alternative to the outright extermination seriously advocated by those in power.
			A)	True
			B)	False
5		The boarding schools are an example of total institutions used to resocialize young Native Americans.
			A)	True
			B)	False

Preparing for Power: Cultural Capital and Curricula in America’s Elite Boarding Schools, Peter W. Cookson, Jr. and Caroline Hodges Persell

6		What is the main argument of Cookson and Persell?
			A)	there are fundamental differences between the curriculum of advanced, upper-class, preparatory schools and public schools
			B)	the public school system in America is not working
			C)	boarding schools have more money and resources and therefore provide their students with more tools to succeed in life that public schools without money and resources
			D)	all schools should prepare students as the boarding schools do
7		Which of the following is NOT an example given by Cookson and Persell of resources that boarding schools have?
			A)	chess, sailing, and bowling clubs
			B)	student governments
			C)	development of social networks
			D)	large and expansive buildings
8		Cookson and Persell argue that there is a decline in the number of academic subjects taken by students in public schools.
			A)	True
			B)	False
9		One sociological weakness of the article by Cookson and Persell is that it does not give any factual and specific evidence of the phenomenon it is studying.
			A)	True
			B)	False
10		Cookson and Persell argue that extracurricular activities do NOT give students tools they will need in future endeavors.
			A)	True
			B)	False
11		Boarding schools and public schools have similar curricula.
			A)	True
			B)	False

Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity, Ann Arnett Ferguson

12		Ferguson utilizes which methods of data collection in her study of American public schools?
			A)	experiments
			B)	surveys
			C)	ethnographic fieldwork
			D)	archival research
13		What is Ferguson's primary argument in her research on African American boys and public schools?
			A)	schools create, shape, and regulate social identities
			B)	teachers teach African American boys to become criminals
			C)	racial stereotyping in textbooks limits children
			D)	schools create equal opportunities for all students
14		The primary future aspiration of young African American boys is to be
			A)	a movie star
			B)	a lawyer
			C)	a criminal
			D)	a professional athlete
15		Ferguson argues that labeling theory is what leads many African American children to become bad
			A)	True
			B)	False
16		Evidence shows that African American boys are more prone to commit crimes than white boys.
			A)	True
			B)	False
17		Ferguson believes that schools should be less punitive toward children.
			A)	True
			B)	False