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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Creative Teaching, 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What figure signified divinity in the Chaldean writing system?
(a) A triangle.
(b) A tree.
(c) A dart.
(d) An eye.

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

3. What was the most powerful word under the "sex" category?
(a) Love.
(b) Dance.
(c) Darling.
(d) Kiss.

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

5. What did Ashton-Warner keep on hand to repair the student books?
(a) Tape.
(b) Binders.
(c) Stapler.
(d) Paper clips.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long did the spelling period last?

3. What did Ashton-Warner sometimes use to break up the difficult work of writing?

4. How long did Ashton-Warner give the students each day to write their stories?

5. What educational thinker was quoted at the beginning of "Organic Writing"?

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