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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 Century of the Child.
(b) The Century for the Teacher.
(c) The Educational Revolution.
(d) The Time for Change.

2. Why is the physical environment important in the classroom?
(a) It is just nice for the children.
(b) Children can learn relations.
(c) There are no other adults in the room.
(d) It is too difficult and timely for adults to lift children up and down.

3. What does Standing state, in Book 1, Chapter 2 , Montessori was a champion for?
(a) Wealth distribution.
(b) Separation.
(c) Peace.
(d) Taxes.

4. According to Montessori, when does a child begin to consciously participate in the growth and development of his mind?
(a) Ages 0-3 years.
(b) Ages 6-9 years.
(c) Ages 9-12 years.
(d) Ages 3-6 years.

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) An an adult.
(c) At Birth.
(d) As an adolescent.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Montessori, which of the following is not an indication of the transition form the first to the second stage of childhood?

4. According to Montessori, what is the child developing during the first epoch of his life?

5. In "Development," what did Montessori give a living representation of through the work and writings?

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