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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who persecuted Montessori's schools and teaching methods?
(a) Zeitgeist.
(b) Fascists.
(c) Puritans.
(d) Contempories.

2. In "Development," what did Montessori give a living representation of through the work and writings?
(a) The zeitgeist of the age.
(b) The problems of education.
(c) The challenge of education.
(d) The problems of society.

3. After finding it too difficult to continue her work in Italy, where did Montessori go to continue her work?
(a) America.
(b) China.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

4. What great philosopher felt that thinking about why a day is a day would be a waste of a day?
(a) Plato.
(b) Locke.
(c) Polonius.
(d) Socrates.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of persecution from some groups, what happened to Montessori's teaching materials and books?

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

3. What type of principles does the Montessori method focus?

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

5. As Montessori's popularity grew, what did she realize about the reach of her teaching methods?

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