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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what country did the volunteer describe teaching villagers how to read and write their own names?
(a) Libya.
(b) Algeria.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Morocco.

3. How long did the reading period last?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

4. According to Erich Fromm, what is the outcome of the unlived life?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Destructiveness.
(c) Depression.
(d) Substance abuse.

5. What was the most powerful word under the "sex" category?
(a) Dance.
(b) Darling.
(c) Kiss.
(d) Love.

6. How many students, according to the university professor quoted in "The Unlived Life," are capable of creative thought?
(a) One in five hundred.
(b) One in a thousand.
(c) One in a hundred.
(d) One in ten thousand.

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

8. What size were the cards Ashton-Warner used for the key vocabulary words?
(a) 12X8.
(b) 12X5.
(c) 10X8.
(d) 10X6.

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

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

11. What did the students do with the new words put up on the blackboard each morning?
(a) They practiced spelling them.
(b) They added them to their stories.
(c) They read them together out loud.
(d) They made sentences together with them.

12. How many other books preceded the development of the Maori transitional readers?
(a) 75.
(b) 125.
(c) 80.
(d) 100.

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

14. What was the ideal number of students to whom a teacher could give individual attention?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How were the chairs arranged for the reading and exchange period?

2. Which student stumbled on the words "Come," "look," and "and"?

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

4. At what time of the day was "paste paint" listed in Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?

5. By what title was Tolstoy known to his students?

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