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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Part 4 : Chapter 2, Liberty in Education & the Montessori Directress.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Montessori method try to encourage concerning silence?
(a) It is something the children make themselves.
(b) Children can not be silent for long periods.
(c) It is boring.
(d) It is natural.

2. What type of interaction occurs in the Montessori classroom?
(a) Teacher-Child-Environment.
(b) Teacher-Child.
(c) Child-Environment.
(d) Teacher-Environment.

3. What does the chapter "Work, Sensorial, Normalcy," state are the pressures adults have in terms of work?
(a) Move faster.
(b) Move slower.
(c) Be 100% correct.
(d) Accomplish all tasks.

4. What does Standing suggest is a common property to cause and effect?
(a) Disinterest.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Interest and suprise.
(d) Fear.

5. In "Liberty in Education & the Montessori Directress," what does Standing suggests is needed for a teacher to avoid demanding things of a child in the Montessori classroom?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Experience.
(c) Faith.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Size, Movement, Instinct, Reason," what does the author state psychologists of this time placed an emphasis in?

2. In terms of furniture, what does Standing suggest a child prefers in "The Fundamental Problem & Prepared Environment"?

3. According to Montessori, why it is important to have different educational principles for different stages of development?

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

5. How does the Montessori method distinguish itself from other educational models?

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