Unit 1 Quiz

1. The field of peace education has been influenced by
1. the academic field of peace studies
2. international organizations such as the UN
3. social justice movements 
4. all of the above
2.  With regards to the history of peace education, peace education
1. started after World War II
2. is as old as human history, as humans have tried to find ways to live peacefully with one another and teach the next generations
3. began in the early 1900s
4. is a new field that started in the 1990s  
3. With regards to its definition, peace education
1. has a single definition that should be memorized
2. is hard to define because of it encompasses many different subtopics, theories and thinkers
3. cannot be defined
4. none of the above
4.  Which of these thinkers was NOT influential in the peace education field?
1. Paulo Freire
2. Johan Galtung
3. Friedrich Nietzche
4. Maria Montessori
5.   According to John Dewey, the purpose of education is
1. to provide people with the skills and knowledge to use their limitless potential to be the best that they could be as individuals
2. to make citizens who are more obedient to their governments
3. to demoralize students and promote violence
4. none of the above
6.  In Dewey’s philosophy, the classroom learning environment
1. is less important than the content of a class
2. plays a central role in the educational process
3. requires little structure or planning
4. none of the above
7.  With regards to citizenship, Dewey thought that
1. nationalism and patriotism helped to promote peace
2. an idea of global citizenship was necessary in order to deconstruct the ideas that societies are different and war is inevitable
3. students should focus on their own country rather than an international perspective
4. global citizenship is not possible
8.  Maria Montessori believed that in order for children to learn,
1. they should be able to do whatever they want in the classroom
2. they need much discipline from the teacher
3. they require a balance of freedom within limits
4. they need a strict structure to guide them
9.  The role of the teacher in the Montessori classroom is
1. to prepare the environment and facilitate the learning of the students
2. to discipline the students
3. to sit back and allow the children to run free in the classroom
4. to tell the children what they should know
10.  The Montessori method of conflict resolution, or the Peace Rose,
1. encourages students to avoid conflict
2. gives the teacher ultimate authority over conflicts in the classroom
3. allows the children to solve their own conflicts
4. none of the above
11.  According to Paulo Freire, the banking system of education
1.   is a form of oppression that maintains the status quo
2. is the best way to educate students
3. helps to empower oppressed students
4. is a way to educate students about economics and finances
12.  Which of the following is not an element of problem-posing education?
1. Promoting equal dialogue between students and teachers
2. Developing critical consciousness
3. Giving students knowledge to repeat and memorize
4. Using students’ past experience and local context
13.  According to Freire, the ultimate goal of education should be
1. developing  academic theories
2. promoting activism to end oppression
3. transforming society through a combination of theory and practical application
4. maintaining the status quo
14.  Positive peace
1. is the absence of war
2. is a utopian ideal
3. is the presence of social justice, equality, and the absence of structural violence
4. all of the above
15.  Negative peace is
1. the absence of peace
2. the absence of war or physical violence
3. includes the presence of social justice and equality
4. the opposite of positive peace
16.  Transformative learning is important to peace education because
1. the goal of peace education is to transform our society from a culture of war to a culture of peace
2. peace education seeks to transform learners, teachers, and the outer world
3. we cannot fix the problems of today with the same worldview that created them
4. all of the above
17.  Which of the following is NOT part of the transformative model for peace education?
1. diversity
2. participatory learning
3. the banking system
4. globalized perspectives
18.  Which of the following figures is NOT a proponent of nonviolent resistance?
1. Mahatma Gandhi 
2. Che Guevara
3. Gene Sharp
19.  A culture of peace includes
1. environmental sustainability
2. disarmament
3. respect for human rights
4. all of the above
20.  The culture of war does NOT include
1. the free flow of information
2. exploitation of people
3. male domination
4. belief in power that is based on force