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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Creative Teaching, 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Leo Tolstoy begin his peasant school?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1859.

2. How did Ashton-Warner describe the vocabulary in most set early readers?
(a) Dead.
(b) Boring.
(c) Too happy.
(d) Unrealistic.

3. What was Helen Keller's first word?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Water.
(c) Mother.
(d) Pump.

4. In what country did the volunteer describe teaching villagers how to read and write their own names?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Algeria.
(d) Libya.

5. Which student's parents fought frequently and violently at night?
(a) Mohi.
(b) Puki.
(c) Rangi.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the most significant part of the students' shared reading?

2. What did Ashton-Warner keep on hand to repair the student books?

3. What word did Mohi pick as his first key word?

4. At what time did the students turn to the new words during the "intake period"?

5. By what title was Tolstoy known to his students?

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