Which of the Following Assertions About Textbooks Is Correct

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following assertions about textbooks is correct?

• A) Textbooks reflect contemporary social mores.
• B) Textbooks first played a crucial role in the increased public education of the early 1700s.
• C) Issues such as slavery and racism were challenged in nineteenth-century textbooks.
• D) The New England Primer, one of the first textbooks in America, was published initially circa 1800 by Benjamin Day.

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Definitions:

Benchmarks

Standard points of reference by which something can be measured or judged, often used for comparison to assess performance or quality.