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

2. Rather than to teach children, what is the true goal of the Montessori method?
(a) Force learning.
(b) Foster thought.
(c) Direct energy.
(d) Increase patience.

3. As Montessori's popularity grew, what did she realize about the reach of her teaching methods?
(a) They can be taught to parents.
(b) They could be effective up to the University age.
(c) They would not be understood in some countries.
(d) They are limited to early childhood.

4. 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.

5. According to Montessori, in addition to early childhood, what other stage of development is one of great transformation?
(a) 9 year olds.
(b) Toddler.
(c) Adulthood.
(d) Adolescence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When comparing the prepared environment of her classrooms, what did Montessori compare this to in the animal world?

3. According to Montessori, what is the child developing during the first epoch of his life?

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

5. What is the goal of silence in the Montessori classroom?

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