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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. Which student wrote about his father hitting his mother in her face in "Compositions"?
(a) Riti.
(b) Matawhero.
(c) Makere.
(d) Rongo.

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

3. How did Ashton-Warner describe the vocabulary in most set early readers?
(a) Too happy.
(b) Boring.
(c) Dead.
(d) Unrealistic.

4. What fictional character did Matawhero remind Ashton-Warner?
(a) Peter Pan.
(b) Christopher Robin.
(c) Winnie the Pooh.
(d) Hansel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What teacher did Ashton-Warner describe as being on the "high mountain" at the beginning of "Workbook"?

2. How many "halves" did the girls' basketball team play?

3. How long did the reading period last?

4. Which of the following did NOT affect classroom tone, according to Ashton-Warner?

5. What instrument did Waiwini play?

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