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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) Child-Adult paired work.
(b) Independent work.
(c) Student-student paired work.
(d) Group work.

2. According to Standing, how did some visitors view unusual tasks seen in a Montessori classroom?
(a) Good learning experience.
(b) Not appropriate for the classroom.
(c) Interesting.
(d) A waste of time.

3. Standing states that there was not a female precedent for the work Montessori was doing, what does the author mean by "female precedent"?
(a) No females were allowed to do what Maria was doing.
(b) No females were interested in what she was doing.
(c) No female had do it before.
(d) No females could be paid for this work.

4. According to the beginning of "Liberty in Education & the Montessori Directress," how did the Montessori school define good education?
(a) Child Led Learning.
(b) Oppression Free Learning.
(c) Freedom in a Prepared Environment.
(d) Choice in Learning.

5. What does the Montessori school enable children to do?
(a) Learn to accept criticism.
(b) Learn dependnce.
(c) Act independently of adult influence.
(d) Be domestic helpers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only organization designed to represent and promote the principles of the Montessori method?

2. What does Standing suggest is a common property to cause and effect?

3. What is one example of an unusual task a visitor may see a Montessori child engaged in?

4. According to Montessori, in a class of normalized children, what takes the place of competition?

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

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