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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 the illustrations accompanying "Organic Writing," what fatal accident did one child claim had happened to him?
(a) He was murdered.
(b) He died of cancer.
(c) He drowned.
(d) He died in a car accident.

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

3. What educational thinker was quoted at the beginning of "Organic Writing"?
(a) Horace Mann.
(b) C.E. Beebe.
(c) John Dewey.
(d) Rousseau.

4. What is a "tangi"?
(a) A traditional Maori tunic.
(b) A Maori funeral.
(c) A traditional Maori home.
(d) A Maori dance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ashton-Warner approach spelling after the students wrote new words on the blackboard?

2. How did Ashton-Warner describe the worst assistant she ever had in the classroom?

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

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

5. How long did the spelling period last?

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