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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. Why was Montessori's choice in professions different?
(a) She knew nothing about the profession.
(b) Her parents disapproved.
(c) She was not smart enough for the profession.
(d) There was no female precedent.

2. What type of things does Standing write astonish small children?
(a) Most new things.
(b) Other people.
(c) The smallest things.
(d) Only unique things.

3. Who was one of Montessori's Italian sponsors?
(a) The King.
(b) The Queen Mother.
(c) The Duke.
(d) The Prince.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Standing, what did Froebel call the inner relationships that children look for between things?

2. As discussed in "Introductory Materials, Preparations & Discovery" based on Montessori's discovery, what was she initially able to do?

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

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

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

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