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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part One : Chapter 2, Development &.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession did Montessori eventually decide to pursue?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Teaching.
(c) International Relations.
(d) Business.

2. Where did Montessori find work after completing her schooling?
(a) Hospital.
(b) University.
(c) Insane asylum.
(d) Factory.

3. As Montessori began working for underprivileged children, she had two assistants and how many children?
(a) 40.
(b) 60.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

4. 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 female had do it before.
(b) No females were allowed to do what Maria was doing.
(c) No females were interested in what she was doing.
(d) No females could be paid for this work.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Montessori value over words, according to a Catholic Priest that was quoted in "Development"?

2. Who was one of Montessori's Italian sponsors?

3. How does Standing state a Montessori teacher should attend to the children?

4. In addition to the qualities unique in children, what else does the Montessori method focus on?

5. How did Montessori begin trying to help those less fortunate?

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