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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what world-wide agency did Ashton-Warner refer to in describing teaching methods in underdeveloped nations?
(a) Red Cross.
(b) Feed the Children.
(c) Save the Children.
(d) UNESCO.

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

3. Between what hours did Ashton-Warner focus on creativity through work on the key vocabulary?
(a) 10:00 and 11:30.
(b) 12:30 and 2:00.
(c) 9:00 and 10:30.
(d) 8:00 and 9:30.

4. Which student chose "King of the Rocket Men" as a key word?
(a) Rongo.
(b) Mohi.
(c) Gilbert.
(d) Joe Joe.

5. What was the most significant part of the students' shared reading?
(a) The teaching of grammar.
(b) The practice in reading aloud.
(c) The discussions.
(d) The teaching of spelling.

6. What short word did Ashton-Warner say (in "Maori Transitional Readers") was used by Maori at the end or beginning of most spoken sentences?
(a) So.
(b) Eh.
(c) Nei.
(d) Leh.

7. In what season was the story of The Three Goats told?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

8. How did Ashton-Warner describe the energy released during the spelling period in "The Mechanics of Teaching Organic Spelling"?
(a) Exhilerating.
(b) Energizing.
(c) Frightening.
(d) Chaotic.

9. Who referred to dance as the "one complete expression" of a human's many faculties?
(a) Rousseau.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Plato.
(d) Wittgenstein.

10. In what season was the story of the Little Red Hen told?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

11. What did the students do if they ran out of time to write their stories in the allotted time?
(a) They finished them at home.
(b) They extended the writing period.
(c) They finished them in the afternoon.
(d) They finished them the next day.

12. Which student picked the word bomb as a first key word?
(a) Seven.
(b) Gay.
(c) Matawhero.
(d) Dennis.

13. Where did Ashton-Warner say many classrooms grow seeds for indoor study?
(a) In eggshells.
(b) In tins.
(c) In pots.
(d) In jars.

14. What was the most powerful word under the "fear" category?
(a) Ghost.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Knife.
(d) Police.

15. What emotion/activity was NOT listed under the "Daily Rhythm" section of Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?
(a) Crying.
(b) Loving.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Quarrelling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interesting word did Brian use to describe a bus in his story?

2. Which student's parents fought frequently and violently at night?

3. To what animal was Ashton-Warner handed over in a Maori child's made-up story?

4. What figure signified divinity in the Chaldean writing system?

5. What was the snail nicknamed?

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