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1
The neo-liberals' stance on the "privatization" of schools is based on which tenet of classical liberal ideology?
A)freedom from government interference
B)negative freedom
C)privileged property rights
D)All the answers are correct.
2
Ideological hegemony theory
A)holds that social order is based on public consensus.
B)explains the success of Jeffersonian democratic principles.
C)describes how nondemocratic power is sustained in a supposedly democratic society.
D)describes the egalitarian distribution of power that has arisen as society has matured.
3
The consolidation of media sources
A)is a threat to the freedom of access to information and ideas that are necessary to Jeffersonian concepts of democracy.
B)benefits Jeffersonian concepts of democracy because it improves the quality of news and information that he found essential to a democratic society.
C)threatens Jeffersonian concepts of democracy only because it threatens the viability of the newspaper, which Jefferson considered a pillar of democratic society.
D)is a normal bi-product of the democratic system championed by Jefferson.
4
Ideological hegemony theorists ask,
A)"Why does rebellion occur in a democratic society?"
B)"Why doesn't a democratic society rebel in the face of massive inequality?"
C)"Why should governmental institutions concern themselves with massive inequality?"
D)All the answers are correct.
5
Critical literacy
A)emphasizes familiarity with the nation's dominant perspectives.
B)focuses on societal oppression and emphasizes the relationship between literacy and empowerment.
C)is mostly concerned with the knowledge and skills a person must possess to engage in everyday activities.
D)fails to recognize inequalities that impact levels of literacy among various groups in society.
6
The literacy perspective most concerned with providing evidence of the successes of U.S. social and educational systems is the ___________ literacy perspective.
A)conventional
B)critical
C)functional
D)cultural
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The cultural literacy perspective
A)values untraditional approaches to knowledge.
B)pays particular attention to the understanding of minority groups.
C)appears to encourage passive learning.
D)All the answers are correct.
8
Those who are most concerned with people's ability to perform in society's social and economic roles promote
A)critical literacy.
B)conventional literacy.
C)cultural literacy.
D)functional literacy.
9
Scripted reading programs have been criticized
A)as a "Taylor-ization" of curriculum.
B)for failing to assist in higher-order thinking development.
C)for not being an effective way to address the "achievement gap."
D)All the answers are correct.
10
They way in which particular approaches to literacy can instill ways of thinking and assist in forming an understanding of the world that is in accordance with the dominating minority is an example of
A)cultural literacy.
B)ideological hegemony.
C)the marketplace of ideas.
D)democratic education.





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