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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Creative Teaching, 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Helen Keller's first word?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Water.
(c) Mother.
(d) Pump.

2. How long were most of the "stories" written by the students at the beginning of school?
(a) Two sentences.
(b) Two or three words.
(c) One sentence.
(d) One paragraph.

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

4. Which student's parents fought frequently and violently at night?
(a) Seven.
(b) Rangi.
(c) Puki.
(d) Mohi.

5. How long did Ashton-Warner give the students each day to write their stories?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) A half-hour.
(d) 20 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what title was Tolstoy known to his students?

2. What was the most powerful word under the "sex" category?

3. What was the ideal number of students to whom a teacher could give individual attention?

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

5. In what country did the volunteer describe teaching villagers how to read and write their own names?

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