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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ashton-Warner describe the energy released during the spelling period in "The Mechanics of Teaching Organic Spelling"?
(a) Energizing.
(b) Exhilerating.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Frightening.

2. What color ears did Ashton-Warner say she sometimes saw in children's illustrations?
(a) Pink.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

3. What was Ashton-Warner's response to the problems with the set early readers?
(a) She wrote the books for her students.
(b) The students wrote their own books.
(c) She used existing Maori texts.
(d) She asked the families to provide better books.

4. What is a "pa"?
(a) A Maori village.
(b) A Maori dance.
(c) A Maori warclub.
(d) A Maori hat.

5. What color crayon did Ashton-Warner use for the key vocabulary?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What "univited insect" was NOT seen in the classroom?

3. At what time of day did Ashton-Warner "teach" the Golden Section?

4. What word did Ashton-Warner say few boys did not know how to spell?

5. What was the condition of the student-made books after several reading sessions?

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