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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the condition of the student-made books after several reading sessions?
(a) They were in pristine condition.
(b) They were lost.
(c) They were in tatters.
(d) They were in fair condition.

2. At what time did the students turn to the new words during the "intake period"?
(a) 10:30 a.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 11:30 a.m.

3. What philosopher said that language must precede a nation's formation?
(a) Voltaire.
(b) Plato.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Descartes.

4. What word did Ashton-Warner say few boys did not know how to spell?
(a) Jet.
(b) Rocket.
(c) Cowboy.
(d) Indian.

5. What was the ideal number of students to whom a teacher could give individual attention?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the maximum number of children Ashton-Warner felt a teacher could give individual attention to?

3. In the illustrations accompanying "Organic Writing," what fatal accident did one child claim had happened to him?

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

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

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