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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the junior assistant or a senior pupil sometimes do with the younger students during shared reading?

2. In what country did the volunteer describe teaching villagers how to read and write their own names?

3. What color ears did Ashton-Warner say she sometimes saw in children's illustrations?

4. To what animal was Ashton-Warner handed over in a Maori child's made-up story?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was teaching the class so back-breaking, according to Ashton-Warner?

2. Into what two main categories did Ashton-Warner place many of her students' first words?

3. Why did Ashton-Warner say that the discussions of the children's stories were the "most significant" feature of the class?

4. How did modern life in New Zealand make it difficult for people to use their inner resources?

5. What was the connection Ashton-Warner drew between the infant room and war and peace?

6. How can a teacher tell when a book is valuable to her students, according to Ashton-Warner?

7. How did the students perform when they did expressive dancing versus when they learned specific moves?

8. How did the Maori early readers provide a bridge to eventual reading of European material?

9. Why were "key words" so essential to learning to read?

10. What did Ashton-Warner mean when she wrote that "we don't waste enough in school?"

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