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What two pieces of legislation, important to agricultural and extension education, were signed into law in 1862? A) Organic Act/Smith Act B) Morrill Act/Organic Act C) Food Security Act/ Organic Act D) Morrill Act/ Smith Lever Act |
B) Morrill Act/ Organic Act
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Higher education was first made available for the working classes when? A) Chataquas were instituted B) The Land Grant College was instituted C) Aristotle taught in the Lyceum D) Pestalozzi established his Farm School |
B) The Land Grant College was instituted |
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Which president signed the Morrill Act into law? A) President Lincoln B) President Buchanan C) President Hayes D) President Jefferson |
B) President Lincoln |
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Which type of research is most immediately usable by the public? A) Applied Research B) Basic Research C) Quantitative Research D) Qualitative Research |
A) Applied Research |
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When we talk about the information loop,we are concerned with how the university decides what it will research and howthe resulting information will be delivered to the public. What or who is the critical factor in makingsure the information is transferred two ways?
A) The University B) The Extension Agent C) The Type of Information D) The Public |
B) The Extension Agent |
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When writing information for the public, what grade level is best for readability? A) 10th -12th grade reading level B) 5th-7th grade reading level C) 1st-3rd grade reading level D) College reading level |
B) 5th-7th grade reading level |
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In 1901 Illinois and Iowa both established agricultural clubs for boys. What type of club did the establish? A) Wheat Club B) Tomato Club C) Corn Club D) Bean Club |
C) Corn Club |
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In less than 10 years after the boy's clubs, agricultural clubs for girls were established. What type of activity was targeted for them? A) Animal Husbandry B) Equitation C) Sewing and Crafts D) Gardening |
D) Gardening |
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What emblem was first used for the agricultural clubs for boys and girls in 1919 and 1920? B) Three-leaf clover C) Plow D) Cornucopia |
B) Three-leaf Clover |
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What does the word "Cooperative" refer to in Cooperative Extension? B) Cooperation between the university and rural communities C) Shared responsibility between extension and farm cooperatives D) Shared responsibility by county, state, and federal government |
D) Shared responsibility by county, state, and federal government |
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Which farm organization grew larger than all others, establishing 800 offices across the nation in only 8 years? A) Farm Alliance B) Grange C) Farm Bureau D) Chataqua |
C) Farm Bureau |
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In 1903, Knapp successfully employed the ______ method to combat the boll weevil problem in Louisiana. A) Problem Solving B) Farm Demonstration C) Farm Cooperative D) Service Learning |
B) Farm Demonstration |
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A Black educator who employed amule drawn wagon for portable farm demonstration, thus contributing to thedevelopment of the agricultural extension model, was…
A) George Washington Carver B) Booker T. Washington C) Alfred True D) Seaman Knapp |
B) Booker T Washington |
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Trueor False? Bentley,one of the first federally hired extension agents, was a teacher and principalin Illinois.
A) True B) False |
A) True |
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The Smith Lever Act Officially established which institution? A) The Land Grant College B) Cooperative Extension C) USDA D) Vocational Education |
B) Cooperative Extension
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Whicheducational philosopher first introduced the concept of education beingprovided to every individual free of charge (public education)? A) Pestalozzi B) Dewey C) Aristotle D) Socrates |
D) Socrates
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“Whata man hears, he may doubt. What he sees, he may possibly doubt. But what a mandoes himself, he cannot doubt”.Who said it?
A) Socrates B) Knapp C) Morrill D) Prosser |
B) Knapp |
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Whichgroup of letters represents the questions you should answer in a newsletterarticle?
A) 4H's & 2W's B) 5W's & 1H C) VISION |
B) 5W's & 1H |
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Andragogy refers to? A) The art and science of teaching children B) The art and science of agricultural education C) The art and science of teaching adults D) The art and science of extension education |
C) The art and science of teaching adults |
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Which is NOT a principle of andragogy? A) Experience affects learning B) Adults must want to learn C) Adults learn better in formal learning environments D) Adults learn by doing |
C) Adults learn better in formal learning environments |
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Good strategies for adult learning include? A) Case studies, role playing, simulations, self-evaluation B) Graded assignments, exams, performance-based projects C) Activities involving completely new skills, lectures on new and abstract subject matter D) All of the above |
A) Case studies, role playing, simulations, self-evaluation |
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True or False. Innovativeness may be defined as the degree to which one adopts new ideas. A) True B) False |
A) True |
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True or False? The adopter category with the greatest opinion leadership in the community is the early adopter. A) True B) False |
A) True |
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Trueor False. There are six adopter categories in the model for Adoption ofInnovation; with Innovatorbeing the first category, Late Adopterbeing the last.
A) True B) False |
B) False |
