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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Standing suggests that this book could be used as, despite its label as a biography?
(a) A Noble Prize winner.
(b) A door stop.
(c) A University textbook.
(d) An elementary school book.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why was Montessori's choice in professions different?
(a) She was not smart enough for the profession.
(b) She knew nothing about the profession.
(c) Her parents disapproved.
(d) There was no female precedent.

11. In "The Explorer" chapter, what term is used to discuss the change we all face throughout life?
(a) Growth.
(b) Development.
(c) Life change.
(d) Metamorphosis.

12. According to Montessori, what occurs in terms of deviations, when an adult tries to help a child who does not need assistance?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Inhibition.
(c) Invasion.
(d) Failure to create.

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

14. What groups of people were often placed in mental institutions during the time Montessori began working?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Intellects.
(c) Criminals.
(d) Mentally retarded.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Exploration, Development," what does Standing suggest is the reasoning some put behind the children's ability to work on their own in a Montessori classroom?

2. What profession did Montessori eventually decide to pursue?

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

4. According to Montessori, what effects does the herd instinct have in boys?

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

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