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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 does Standing state is the strength of this book?
(a) Discussion of traditional education.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Explanation of the Montessori principles.
(d) Discussion of Maria's life.

2. What does Standing state that small children often accept?
(a) Adult explanations.
(b) The impossible.
(c) Their dependance.
(d) Only truth.

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

4. Standing uses the expression 'Young Explorer'; what does he state is unique about the young explorer?
(a) He loses interest easily.
(b) He rarely challenges himself.
(c) He asks many questions.
(d) He is never idle.

5. In "Development," what did Montessori give a living representation of through the work and writings?
(a) The problems of society.
(b) The zeitgeist of the age.
(c) The problems of education.
(d) The challenge of education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Montessori call the 1900s?

2. What type of principles does the Montessori method focus?

3. What type of environment does a Montessori school provide?

4. What is the number one characteristic of a Montessori school?

5. In "Exploration, Development," how does Standing describe the type of work that occurs among the children?

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