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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 is the only organization designed to represent and promote the principles of the Montessori method?
(a) Teachers for America.
(b) The National Organized Teaching Association.
(c) Association Montessori Internationale.
(d) Teachers for Montessori.

2. What type of work does the Montessori school promote?
(a) Group work.
(b) Student-student paired work.
(c) Independent work.
(d) Child-Adult paired work.

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

4. What is the goal of silence in the Montessori classroom?
(a) Repect the learning in other classrooms.
(b) Provide a rest time for teachers.
(c) Hear your inner voice.
(d) Provide a rest time for students.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Development," what was unique about what children are able to do in a Montessori classroom in terms of their mistakes?

2. What process does not complete itself for several years after birth and can be fostered by the Montessori school?

3. What does Aristotelian philosophy suggest about theories that separate the soul and body?

4. What is the first stage of development, ranging from age 0-6 years, considered?

5. From ages 0-3, Montessori considered the Absorbent Mind; what is another term for the absorbent mind?

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