Special Education Contemporary Perspectives for School Professionals 5Th edition by Marilyn Friend - Test Bank
Special Education: Contemporary
Perspectives, 5e (Friend)
Chapter 1 Understanding Special Education
1.1
Multiple Choice Questions
1) In 2012, the most recent year for which
data are available, approximately how many children and youth form birth to 21
years of age received special education services in U.S. schools?
A) 2.8 million
B) 5.5 million
C) 6.7 million
D) 10.2 million
Answer:
C
2) Supports that are NOT directly related
to a student's instruction but that are needed so that a student can access
instruction are:
A) General education.
B) Resource services.
C) Specialized curriculum.
D) Related services.
Answer:
D
3) Preferential seating, computer access,
and a one-on-one teaching assistant are examples of:
A) Special Education.
B) Free and Appropriate Education.
C) Related Services.
D) Supplemental Aids and Services.
Answer:
D
4) Edouard Seguin is known for:
A) The idea that children with
disabilities were not capable of learning.
B) Establishing the first public school
class in 1875.
C) The idea that students with
disabilities could learn if provided a structured learning environment.
D) His work with 12-year-old Victor.
Answer: C
5) During the late 19th and early 20th
centuries, many immigrants to the U.S. were judged to be
"feebleminded" because they did not know English or American customs.
Because of this, some became victims of laws supporting:
A) Eugenics.
B) Social conservatism.
C) Deportation.
D) Compulsory education.
Answer:
A
6) The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education
of Topeka, Kansas, decision resulted in which of the following:
A) Separate can be equal.
B) Separate cannot be equal.
C) Separate classes are needed in extreme
situations.
D) None of the above.
Answer:
B
7) Mercer introduced the concept of:
A) Stigmatizing effects of labels.
B) "The six-hour retarded
child."
C) Free appropriate education.
D) Inclusion.
Answer:
B
8) Which is considered the "basis for
all subsequent special education practice"?
A) P.L. 94-142 Education of the
Handicapped Act
B) Larry P. v. Riles
C) P.L. 89-750 Elementary and Secondary
Education Act
D) Diana v. State Board of Education of
California
Answer:
A
9) Mr. Edwards is a single dad whose son
has recently been diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome. He will begin
kindergarten in the fall. Mr. Edwards knows that by law his son in entitled to
specialized instruction, related services, and supplemental aids and services.
Mr. Edwards and his son are guaranteed these rights by which provisions of
IDEA?
A) Least Restrictive Environment
B) Zero Reject
C) Nondiscriminatory Evaluation
D) Free and Appropriate Education
Answer: B
10) Based on the section of IDEA
concerning nondiscriminatory evaluation, which statement is TRUE?
A) More than one test is used to assess
the presence of a disability.
B) Any educational professionals can
interpret assessment results.
C) Assessment occurs in only one academic
area.
D) Tests are to be administered in English
or Spanish.
Answer:
A
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