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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life in a Maori School, 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ashton-Warner object to the use of terms such as "do not" in early readers?
(a) They delayed the introduction of reading contractions.
(b) They were not used among the Maori.
(c) They did not represent the way people spoke.
(d) They were too long.

2. What did Ashton-Warner sometimes use to break up the difficult work of writing?
(a) Playing outside.
(b) Calisthenics.
(c) Listening to piano music.
(d) Expressive dancing.

3. To what natural phenomenon does the term "Golden Section" refer?
(a) Plant growth.
(b) Leaf patterns.
(c) Animal growth.
(d) Wave patterns.

4. Who referred to dance as the "one complete expression" of a human's many faculties?
(a) Plato.
(b) Rousseau.
(c) Wittgenstein.
(d) Aristotle.

5. To what artist did Ashton-Warner refer to in "Workbook"?
(a) Titian.
(b) Da Vinci.
(c) Botticelli.
(d) Raphael.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much ice cream did the boys steal from the shop in "Post Holiday Notes"?

2. Which student chose "King of the Rocket Men" as a key word?

3. What did the students do if they ran out of time to write their stories in the allotted time?

4. How long did the spelling period last?

5. Although fear and sex were identified as two main instincts, what word did Ashton-Warner say was missing from the beginning Maori readers?

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