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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 did Montessori value over words, according to a Catholic Priest that was quoted in "Development"?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Deeds.

2. How did Montessori begin trying to help those less fortunate?
(a) Teaching them how to read.
(b) Giving them better medication.
(c) Observing.
(d) Smuggling them out of the hospital.

3. What type of principles does the Montessori method focus?
(a) Those that occur naturally in children.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Those that are effective in adults.
(d) Reading.

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

5. What does Standing state is the strength of this book?
(a) Grammar.
(b) Discussion of traditional education.
(c) Discussion of Maria's life.
(d) Explanation of the Montessori principles.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the time discussed in "Introductory Materials, Preparations & Discovery," what does Montessori discover about those she helped?

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

3. What does Standing suggests that this book could be used as, despite its label as a biography?

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

5. What groups of people were often placed in mental institutions during the time Montessori began working?

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