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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Montessori, what does it take for movement to be perfected?
(a) Involunatry effort.
(b) Voluntary effort.
(c) Lots of play time.
(d) Disciplined study.

2. Why is the physical environment important in the classroom?
(a) There are no other adults in the room.
(b) It is too difficult and timely for adults to lift children up and down.
(c) Children can learn relations.
(d) It is just nice for the children.

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

4. According to Standing, when might a piece of material be taken away from a child in the Montessori classroom?
(a) If is misuses it.
(b) If he is too tired.
(c) If he wants another activity.
(d) If he complains about it.

5. In "Liberty in Education & the Montessori Directress," what does Standing suggests is one of the most attractive features of being a Montessori teacher?
(a) The feeling of accomplishment.
(b) The free time.
(c) The freshness of each day.
(d) The pay.

6. What is considered a good class size in a traditional school?
(a) 30-40.
(b) 12-14.
(c) 15-25.
(d) 25-30.

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

8. What is considered a good class size in a Montessori classroom?
(a) 15-25.
(b) 12-14.
(c) 25-30.
(d) 30-40.

9. What is the goal of silence in the Montessori classroom?
(a) Hear your inner voice.
(b) Provide a rest time for teachers.
(c) Provide a rest time for students.
(d) Repect the learning in other classrooms.

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

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

12. What does the Montessori method try to encourage concerning silence?
(a) Children can not be silent for long periods.
(b) It is boring.
(c) It is natural.
(d) It is something the children make themselves.

13. What did Montessori suggest the human grows principally during the fires year of life?
(a) Bones.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Muscles.
(d) Reason.

14. What is one of the most misunderstood elements of the Montessori method?
(a) Independence.
(b) Team work.
(c) Discipline.
(d) Learning.

15. According to Standing, what is the nature of the psychic life of man?
(a) It is only present in the intelligent.
(b) It goes on for ever.
(c) It ends quickly.
(d) It is repressed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the beginning of "Liberty in Education & the Montessori Directress," how did the Montessori school define good education?

3. In "Liberty in Education & the Montessori Directress," what does the role of the Montessori teacher resemble?

4. In "Size, Movement, Instinct, Reason," what does Standing suggest is a fundamental feature about the physical aspects of the Montessori classroom?

5. What is the aim of practicing life tasks such as domestic chores?

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