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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was one of Montessori's Italian sponsors?
(a) The Prince.
(b) The Duke.
(c) The Queen Mother.
(d) The King.

2. What is an natural and important factor to children's learning according to Standing in "Work, Sensorial, Normalcy"?
(a) External thinking.
(b) Internal thinking.
(c) Receiving answers from adults.
(d) Repetition.

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

4. What does the chapter "Work, Sensorial, Normalcy," state are the pressures adults have in terms of work?
(a) Accomplish all tasks.
(b) Move slower.
(c) Move faster.
(d) Be 100% correct.

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

6. What does Standing compare the universe to when discussing how a child may see it?
(a) A jigsaw puzzle.
(b) An illusion.
(c) A maze.
(d) A straight line.

7. According to Standing, what happens when the obstacles are removed from the path of the children?
(a) Appreciation increases.
(b) Desire for play increases.
(c) Expectations decrease.
(d) Learning increases.

8. According to Montessori, which of the following is not an indication of the transition form the first to the second stage of childhood?
(a) Milk teeth fall out.
(b) Boys become thinner.
(c) Increased confidence.
(d) Voice drops.

9. What element of a child's current activities did Montessori reduce and supplement with more structured activities?
(a) Time outside.
(b) Nap time.
(c) Reading time.
(d) Free play.

10. When given the chance, how does the Montessori method suggest children will function?
(a) As adults.
(b) Independently.
(c) As a harmonious group.
(d) Chaotically.

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

12. What did Montessori call the 1900s?
(a) The Educational Revolution.
(b) The Time for Change.
(c) The Century of the Child.
(d) The Century for the Teacher.

13. What does Standing state, in Book 1, Chapter 2 , Montessori was a champion for?
(a) Wealth distribution.
(b) Separation.
(c) Taxes.
(d) Peace.

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

15. What type of things does Standing write astonish small children?
(a) Only unique things.
(b) Other people.
(c) Most new things.
(d) The smallest things.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Standing, why is joy a surprise to some in terms of this emotion being tied to learning and the Montessori classroom?

2. In "Development," what were children given in a Montessori classroom that was evident through their obedience toward adults and ability to strive for perfection on their own terms?

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

4. What does Standing state that small children often accept?

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

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