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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rather than to teach children, what is the true goal of the Montessori method?
(a) Force learning.
(b) Foster thought.
(c) Increase patience.
(d) Direct energy.

2. What lessons should be combined with lessons of practical life?
(a) National songs.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Grace and courtesy.
(d) Reading and writing.

3. What does a teacher in a traditional school, being tied to a curriculum experience each day?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Similar planned activities each day.
(c) Defined progress.
(d) Order.

4. According to Standing, how did some visitors view unusual tasks seen in a Montessori classroom?
(a) Interesting.
(b) Not appropriate for the classroom.
(c) A waste of time.
(d) Good learning experience.

5. According to Montessori, what prompts a child to learn to speak?
(a) Other children speaking.
(b) Inner impulse.
(c) Imitation.
(d) Forced by adults.

6. What does the Montessori school enable children to do?
(a) Learn dependnce.
(b) Act independently of adult influence.
(c) Learn to accept criticism.
(d) Be domestic helpers.

7. In Montessori & Froebel, what does Standing mean by the words "Luogo Chiuso"?
(a) Enclosed space.
(b) Child-like.
(c) Intellectual freedom.
(d) Open space.

8. In "Size, Movement, Instinct, Reason," what does the author suggest about the development of a child when they are first born?
(a) Development is complete.
(b) They are like a bird.
(c) They are incomplete.
(d) They are not ready to learn.

9. According to Standing, in "Practical Life & Mental Processes," what does silence create?
(a) A calm teacher.
(b) A peaceful class.
(c) Calm students.
(d) Immobility.

10. According to Montessori, what happens when a child learns a task on their own?
(a) He tries harder.
(b) He becomes oppressed.
(c) He gives up.
(d) He gains confidence.

11. In terms of furniture, what does Standing suggest a child prefers in "The Fundamental Problem & Prepared Environment"?
(a) Dark colored tables.
(b) Fancy marble tables.
(c) Light colored tables.
(d) Mulitcolored tables.

12. What was one thing Montessori would telling her international training courses about teaching?
(a) Teach discipline.
(b) Teach a formatted curriculum.
(c) Teach learning.
(d) Teach teaching.

13. What did Montessori emphasize in terms of activity methods?
(a) Precision, order, and discipline.
(b) Understanding theories.
(c) Remaining engaged.
(d) Doing things correctly.

14. In "Size, Movement, Instinct, Reason," what does Standing suggest is a fundamental feature about the physical aspects of the Montessori classroom?
(a) Bright colors.
(b) Bare walls.
(c) Informational walls.
(d) Child sized furniture.

15. What did Montessori suggest may occur if a child is exposed to imaginary things to early in life?
(a) Develop unwarrented fears.
(b) Enhance their imagination.
(c) Stop exploration.
(d) Hinder their imagination.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Standing state Froebelians view the Montessori method?

2. In terms of reading fairy tales to children, what is a main factor when considering the appropriateness of this?

3. What is one example of an unusual task a visitor may see a Montessori child engaged in?

4. In "Size, Movement, Instinct, Reason," what stage of development is the child, at birth, considered, according to the Standing?

5. What term refers to the infinite complexity of voluntary muscles?

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