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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part Three : Chapter 1, Size, Movement, Instinct, Reason.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Development," what were children given in a Montessori classroom that was evident through their obedience toward adults and ability to strive for perfection on their own terms?
(a) Good grades.
(b) Education in being an adult.
(c) Respect for inner life.
(d) Understanding of adults.

2. What does Standing suggests that this book could be used as, despite its label as a biography?
(a) An elementary school book.
(b) A door stop.
(c) A Noble Prize winner.
(d) A University textbook.

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

4. What process does not complete itself for several years after birth and can be fostered by the Montessori school?
(a) Self.
(b) Progressive incarnation.
(c) Inactive incarnation.
(d) Superior incarntaion.

5. What did Montessori call the 1900s?
(a) The Century of the Child.
(b) The Educational Revolution.
(c) The Time for Change.
(d) The Century for the Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Size, Movement, Instinct, Reason," what stage of development is the child, at birth, considered, according to the Standing?

2. According to Montessori, why it is important to have different educational principles for different stages of development?

3. According to Montessori, what tends to occur when groups gather together, such as boys grouping together and girls grouping together?

4. Who was one of Montessori's Italian sponsors?

5. According to Montessori, what occurs in terms of deviations, when an adult tries to help a child who does not need assistance?

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