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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long did the spelling period last?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

3. What was the snail nicknamed?
(a) Stevie.
(b) Sally.
(c) Sammy.
(d) Seven.

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

5. What activity was NOT included under the 2:10-3 p.m. time slot under "Daily Rhythm"?
(a) Standard Reading.
(b) Creative Writing.
(c) Supplementary Reading.
(d) Standard Vocabulary.

6. What did the junior assistant or a senior pupil sometimes do with the younger students during shared reading?
(a) Read a story.
(b) Sing.
(c) Do a science experiment.
(d) Dance.

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

8. Which student's parents fought frequently and violently at night?
(a) Seven.
(b) Rangi.
(c) Puki.
(d) Mohi.

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

10. From where, according to Ashton-Warner, did most New Zealand children develop a "mass mind"?
(a) White New Zealanders.
(b) Britain.
(c) Australia.
(d) America.

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

12. What emotion/activity was NOT listed under the "Daily Rhythm" section of Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?
(a) Loving.
(b) Quarrelling.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Crying.

13. Which student picked the word bomb as a first key word?
(a) Matawhero.
(b) Seven.
(c) Dennis.
(d) Gay.

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

15. At what time of the day was "paste paint" listed in Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?
(a) 10:30-12:00.
(b) 9:30-10:30.
(c) 9-10:45.
(d) 1:00 to 2:00.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the most powerful word under the "sex" category?

2. What is a "pa"?

3. According to Ashton-Warner, what is the only answer to destructiveness?

4. To what world-wide agency did Ashton-Warner refer to in describing teaching methods in underdeveloped nations?

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

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