Deck 51: A School in the Garden

Question 1

All of the following accurately describe the College depicted in the reading except ______.

A) private
B) lush
C) healthful
D) urban

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Where on the campus did the author spend most of his time?

A) the campus chapel
B) Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
C) the dining hall
D) The Sociology Department

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The author was most interested in studying ______.

A) how admissions decisions were made
B) group dynamics in campus dining halls
C) levels of spirituality among college students
D) the relationship between educational attainment and financial stability

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which is central to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision?

A) school performance
B) individual choice
C) standardized testing
D) educational universalism

Question 5

In which country would someone be most likely to find a college built on the liberal arts model?

A) France
B) Australia
C) The United Kingdom
D) The United States

Question 6

Which theory holds that variation in educational attainment essentially is a coating for preexisting class inequalities?

A) the reproduction thesis
B) the transformation thesis
C) the universalistic thesis
D) the individualistic thesis

Question 7

How do college admissions favor the wealthy, well-educated, and well-connected when making admissions decisions?

A) through measurable accomplishment only available to the wealthy
B) through compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act
C) through acceptance of alumni donations
D) through mandated personal contact with applicants' family members

Question 8

Admission to an elite college is based on the ______.

A) applicant
B) application
C) social strata
D) political climate

Question 9

According to the author, how do the institutional status interests supporting college athletics and the class interests of families come together?

A) college admissions
B) campus aesthetics
C) educational credentialing
D) team athletics

Question 10

Who was the first proponent of the transformation thesis?

A) Emile Durkheim
B) Sigmund Freud
C) Karl Marx
D) Max Weber

Question 11

Why were schools typically built on hilltops?

Question 12

Define credentialism and credential inflation. How do these terms help explain the recent demand for entrance into college with nationally recognized names.

Question 13

The author states that he went to the College with interest in two features of our national culture. Identify these features.

Question 14

Imagine that you are applying to an elite college for the first time. Which criteria would be the most important to the college admissions office? Do you believe your current college or university used these criteria in evaluating your own application?

Question 15

Compare and contrast the reproduction thesis and the transformation thesis.