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

2. What was the first thing that Montessori requires of a Montessori Directress?
(a) Coddling the children.
(b) Avoidance of center stage.
(c) Yelling at the children.
(d) Providing direction to the children.

3. What type of classrooms does Montessori prefer?
(a) Small classes.
(b) Classrooms with one adult per child.
(c) Mixed age classrooms.
(d) Large classes.

4. According to Standing, in "Montessori & Froebel," what is our environment made for?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Child social activities.
(c) Adult social activities.
(d) Cooperation.

5. In "The Fundamental Problem & Prepared Environment," what type of food, does Standing state a child might prefer over a $500 ornate lunch?
(a) Crackers.
(b) Homecooked.
(c) Grilled cheese.
(d) McDonalds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of interaction occurs in the Montessori classroom?

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

3. In "The Fundamental Problem & Prepared Environment," what did Montessori say about universal oppression in relation to children?

4. What does the chapter "Work, Sensorial, Normalcy," state are the pressures adults have in terms of work?

5. According to Montessori, what happens when a child learns a task on their own?

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