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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life in a Maori School, 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a "marae?"
(a) A ceremonial mask.
(b) A totem pole.
(c) A temple enclosure.
(d) A wooden spear.

2. What did Ashton-Warner call the "weakest" words in the language?
(a) She, he, it.
(b) Come, look, and.
(c) Come, see, but.
(d) Look, see, and.

3. What "univited insect" was NOT seen in the classroom?
(a) Mantis.
(b) Wasp.
(c) Lice.
(d) Spider.

4. Although fear and sex were identified as two main instincts, what word did Ashton-Warner say was missing from the beginning Maori readers?
(a) Parent.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Love.

5. What composer was NOT mentioned among the list Ashton-Warner used in her classroom?
(a) Chopin.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Grieg.
(d) Beethoven.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season was the story of the Little Red Hen told?

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

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

4. What color crayon did Ashton-Warner use for the key vocabulary?

5. How did Ashton-Warner describe the energy released during the spelling period in "The Mechanics of Teaching Organic Spelling"?

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