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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interesting word did Brian use to describe a bus in his story?
(a) Jeep.
(b) Double-decker.
(c) Jalopy.
(d) Public.

2. Who is the true school master, according to the quote from Caldwell Cook?
(a) The professor.
(b) The parent.
(c) The student.
(d) The artist.

3. What teacher did Ashton-Warner describe as being on the "high mountain" at the beginning of "Workbook"?
(a) Moses.
(b) Lo Tung.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Christ.

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

5. For how long did Ashton-Warner experiment in developing the Maori transitional readers?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Six years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "tangi"?

2. What did the students do with the new words put up on the blackboard each morning?

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

4. How long did many of the students' stories become by the time they were six?

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

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