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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 what country did the volunteer describe teaching villagers how to read and write their own names?
(a) Algeria.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Libya.
(d) Morocco.

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

3. How long did many of the students' stories become by the time they were six?
(a) One whole paragraph.
(b) Half a page.
(c) One page.
(d) Three sentences.

4. What word did Mohi pick as his first key word?
(a) Jet.
(b) Ghost.
(c) House.
(d) Kiss.

5. How long were Ashton-Warner's seven-year-old students able to write?
(a) Three page stories.
(b) Ten sentences.
(c) Full page stories.
(d) Two or three paragraphs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were most of the "stories" written by the students at the beginning of school?

2. What did Ashton-Warner keep on hand to repair the student books?

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

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

5. How long did the spelling period last?

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