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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Exploration, Development," what does Standing suggest is absent in a Montessori school?
(a) Coercion.
(b) Tests.
(c) Textbooks.
(d) Direction.

2. According to Montessori, what is necessary for children who have had disordering experiences?
(a) Freedom to explore.
(b) Strict guidelines.
(c) Understanding teachers.
(d) Direct instruction.

3. What profession did Montessori eventually decide to pursue?
(a) International Relations.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Business.
(d) Teaching.

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

5. Where did Montessori and her parents move so she could go to a better school?
(a) France.
(b) Rome.
(c) Brussels.
(d) New York.

6. Because of persecution from some groups, what happened to Montessori's teaching materials and books?
(a) They were publically burned.
(b) They were banned.
(c) They stopped all printing and publication of her materials.
(d) There were stolen from the schools.

7. What is a famous characteristic of the Montessori school?
(a) Children are very disciplined through the use of rules.
(b) Children have a lot of play time.
(c) Children are content doing their work.
(d) There is not direction.

8. According to Montessori, what are the two streams of development?
(a) Conscious and unconscious.
(b) Physical and unconscious.
(c) Mental and metaphysical.
(d) Mental and physical.

9. According to Standing, why is joy a surprise to some in terms of this emotion being tied to learning and the Montessori classroom?
(a) All children feel joy.
(b) It is a healthy condition.
(c) It occurs in traditional classrooms as well.
(d) Joy is not linked to achievement.

10. What was Montessori fortunate to have had?
(a) A lot of friends.
(b) Educational opportunities.
(c) Rich parents.
(d) A job as a teacher.

11. What did Montessori feel would happen if one provides direct help for a child's mental growth needs during 0-6 year old?
(a) Impede growth.
(b) Stop growth.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Speed up growth.

12. According to Standing, what does the inner rhythm of the child represents?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Organization.
(c) Musician.
(d) Mystic.

13. As discussed in "Introductory Materials, Preparations & Discovery" based on Montessori's discovery, what was she initially able to do?
(a) Find a better job.
(b) Open a school.
(c) Make more money.
(d) Provided these individuals with equipment.

14. How did Montessori begin trying to help those less fortunate?
(a) Teaching them how to read.
(b) Giving them better medication.
(c) Smuggling them out of the hospital.
(d) Observing.

15. In "Work, Sensorial, Normalcy," what does Standing mean by sensorial world?
(a) Conditioned learning.
(b) Complusion.
(c) An attachement to reality.
(d) Required training.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Montessori, why it is important to have different educational principles for different stages of development?

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

3. What does Standing state occurs naturally in children during the learning process?

4. What groups of people were often placed in mental institutions during the time Montessori began working?

5. Standing suggests that individuals set out to create two worlds, one within and one without, when does he state this begins?

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