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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Part 4 : Chapter 1, XV & XVI: The Fundamental Problem & Prepared Environment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the chapter "Work, Sensorial, Normalcy," state are the pressures adults have in terms of work?
(a) Move slower.
(b) Accomplish all tasks.
(c) Be 100% correct.
(d) Move faster.

2. Standing suggests that individuals set out to create two worlds, one within and one without, when does he state this begins?
(a) At Birth.
(b) As an adolescent.
(c) As a toddler.
(d) An an adult.

3. Why are children initially unaware of cause and effect?
(a) They think they are invincible.
(b) They have no previous experience.
(c) They are not smart enough to understand it yet.
(d) Cause and effect only matter for older children.

4. What does Standing compare the universe to when discussing how a child may see it?
(a) An illusion.
(b) A jigsaw puzzle.
(c) A straight line.
(d) A maze.

5. According to Montessori, what is necessary for a child to be able to overcome or make right any misstep in the environment?
(a) Rapport between the child and the environment.
(b) Abstract thinking.
(c) Good problem solving skills.
(d) Concrete thinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Standing state that small children often accept?

2. According to Montessori, what is a sensitive period?

3. What did Montessori feel was the problem when children do not want to work on their own?

4. What type of work does the Montessori school promote?

5. According to Standing, what does the inner rhythm of the child represents?

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