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

2. What did Montessori feel would happen if one provides direct help for a child's mental growth needs during 0-6 year old?
(a) Speed up growth.
(b) Stop growth.
(c) Impede growth.
(d) Nothing.

3. According to Standing, what did Froebel call the inner relationships that children look for between things?
(a) Common objects.
(b) Cause and effects.
(c) Innerships.
(d) Inner connexions.

4. In "Exploration, Development," how does Standing describe the type of work that occurs among the children?
(a) Forced.
(b) Fast paced.
(c) Slow and calculated.
(d) Spontaneous and voluntary.

5. According to Montessori, which of the following is not an indication of the transition form the first to the second stage of childhood?
(a) Boys become thinner.
(b) Voice drops.
(c) Milk teeth fall out.
(d) Increased confidence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What great philosopher felt that thinking about why a day is a day would be a waste of a day?

3. After finding it too difficult to continue her work in Italy, where did Montessori go to continue her work?

4. According to Standing, why is joy a surprise to some in terms of this emotion being tied to learning and the Montessori classroom?

5. From ages 0-3, Montessori considered the Absorbent Mind; what is another term for the absorbent mind?

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