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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ashton-Warner, what is the only answer to destructiveness?
(a) Intervention.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Peaceful readings.
(d) Creativity.

2. To what ancient writing system did Ashton-Warner refer at the beginning of the book?
(a) Hangul.
(b) Phoenecian alphabet.
(c) Cuneiform.
(d) Hieroglyphics.

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

4. How did Ashton-Warner "grade" the stories?
(a) She never put any marks on the students' writings.
(b) She corrected the spelling and grammar.
(c) She corrected the spelling only.
(d) She made suggestions for changes in the stories.

5. To what natural phenomenon does the term "Golden Section" refer?
(a) Animal growth.
(b) Leaf patterns.
(c) Plant growth.
(d) Wave patterns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What philosopher said that language must precede a nation's formation?

2. How many Maori transitional readers did Ashton-Warner end up with?

3. How long were Ashton-Warner's seven-year-old students able to write?

4. Why did Ashton-Warner object to the use of terms such as "do not" in early readers?

5. What did the students do with their cards after they were handed out?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the students perform when they did expressive dancing versus when they learned specific moves?

2. In "Workbook," what did Ashton-Warner mean when she said that one cannot plot life?

3. What did Plato believe about dance?

4. Why was teaching the class so back-breaking, according to Ashton-Warner?

5. Into what two main categories did Ashton-Warner place many of her students' first words?

6. Why did Ashton-Warner describe children's minds as volcanoes and how did that affect her teaching?

7. What was the role of handwriting in the Maori students' stories?

8. What was the connection Ashton-Warner drew between the infant room and war and peace?

9. In what way does nature provide lessons that books or indoor plantings cannot?

10. How did modern life in New Zealand make it difficult for people to use their inner resources?

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