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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part Three : Chapter 2, Practical Life & Mental Processes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who defined man as the rational animal?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Jung.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Plato.

2. When did Montessori write her first book on her work?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1919.

3. When considering the fact that the child creates his own mind, what does Standing suggest separates man from animal?
(a) Speech.
(b) Desire.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Love.

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

5. According to Montessori, what is different in the way adults work compared to children?
(a) Adults have a better understanding of change.
(b) Adults try to make external changes.
(c) Adults try to make internal changes.
(d) There are no differences.

Short Answer Questions

1. Standing states that there was not a female precedent for the work Montessori was doing, what does the author mean by "female precedent"?

2. In "The Explorer" chapter, what term is used to discuss the change we all face throughout life?

3. What great philosopher felt that thinking about why a day is a day would be a waste of a day?

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

5. When comparing normalized children to those in a traditional classroom, how are these children often described?

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