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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In terms of biology, what is meant by freedom?
(a) An organisim is alone in its environment.
(b) An organisim sustains with little help from others.
(c) An organisim has choice.
(d) An organisim must exist without the help of others.

2. What is considered a good class size in a Montessori classroom?
(a) 30-40.
(b) 25-30.
(c) 15-25.
(d) 12-14.

3. Where did Montessori state the imagination is derived from?
(a) The external world.
(b) The classroom.
(c) The internal world.
(d) At home.

4. When comparing normalized children to those in a traditional classroom, how are these children often described?
(a) As superior.
(b) As good children.
(c) As abnormal.
(d) As normal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For learning in the Montessori classroom to be successful, what is presented to the children?

2. According to Standing, how did some visitors view unusual tasks seen in a Montessori classroom?

3. What is the reason for the difference in number of students per class in the Montessori classroom compared to the traditional classroom?

4. According to Montessori, what are the two sins that will distort the true vision of a child?

5. According to Standing, what did Froebel call the inner relationships that children look for between things?

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