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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part Two : Chapter 1, Exploration, Development &.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the number one characteristic of a Montessori school?
(a) State standards are taught.
(b) Children pursue their own interests.
(c) Children learn obedience first.
(d) Only gifted children receive privileges.

2. As discussed in "Introductory Materials, Preparations & Discovery" based on Montessori's discovery, what was she initially able to do?
(a) Find a better job.
(b) Make more money.
(c) Provided these individuals with equipment.
(d) Open a school.

3. Who, according to Montessori, offers profound insight into the truths of human nature?
(a) The Child.
(b) The Teacher.
(c) The Adult.
(d) The Physician.

4. What element of a child's current activities did Montessori reduce and supplement with more structured activities?
(a) Nap time.
(b) Free play.
(c) Reading time.
(d) Time outside.

5. When did Montessori write her first book on her work?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1919.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Montessori and her parents move so she could go to a better school?

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

3. Where can the reader find additional details about the Montessori method?

4. Why was Montessori's choice in professions different?

5. When Montessori gave up her medical practice to focus on her teaching, where was she invited a number of times?

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