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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. During the time Montessori began working, who was making great efforts to understand the mentally ill?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Clements.
(c) Newton.
(d) Freud.

2. What were the rooms called where the children had adult guidance and time for freedom?
(a) Children's Rooms.
(b) Children's Houses.
(c) Learning Areas.
(d) Montessori Rooms.

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

4. What does Standing suggests that this book could be used as, despite its label as a biography?
(a) A door stop.
(b) An elementary school book.
(c) A Noble Prize winner.
(d) A University textbook.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Development," what did Montessori give a living representation of through the work and writings?

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

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

4. Who persecuted Montessori's schools and teaching methods?

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

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