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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. According to Montessori, which of the following is not a cause for a deviation?
(a) Inhibition.
(b) Failure to create.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Invasion.

2. What type of work does the Montessori school promote?
(a) Child-Adult paired work.
(b) Group work.
(c) Student-student paired work.
(d) Independent work.

3. In "The Fundamental Problem & Prepared Environment," what type of food, does Standing state a child might prefer over a $500 ornate lunch?
(a) Grilled cheese.
(b) Crackers.
(c) McDonalds.
(d) Homecooked.

4. What does Standing state that small children often accept?
(a) Adult explanations.
(b) The impossible.
(c) Only truth.
(d) Their dependance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of environment does a Montessori school provide?

2. In terms of time, what is first created in the child's mind in order to comprehend time?

3. What does the chapter "Work, Sensorial, Normalcy," state are the pressures adults have in terms of work?

4. What is the number one characteristic of a Montessori school?

5. What type of interaction occurs in the Montessori classroom?

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