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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what category was the Maori word, "haka," placed?
(a) Locomotion.
(b) Fear.
(c) Sex.
(d) Other.

2. According to Ashton-Warner, what is the only answer to destructiveness?
(a) Peaceful readings.
(b) Intervention.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Creativity.

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

4. At what time of day did Ashton-Warner "teach" the Golden Section?
(a) Between 2 and 3.
(b) Between 12 and 1.
(c) Between 1 and 2.
(d) Between 9 and 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the most significant part of the students' shared reading?

2. What did the junior assistant or a senior pupil sometimes do with the younger students during shared reading?

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

4. What were the two main instincts around which the key vocabulary was built?

5. Where did Ashton-Warner say many classrooms grow seeds for indoor study?

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