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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When should a new Montessori school introduce didactic materials?
(a) When the children reach 7 years old.
(b) At the very begining of the year.
(c) When the right rapport have been created.
(d) When the children are ready.

2. According to Montessori, what sets the tune of development and the creation of self?
(a) The mind.
(b) The soul.
(c) Adults.
(d) The body.

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

4. According to Montessori, what may happen if necessary supplies are not available in the classroom?
(a) Children will be dissappointed.
(b) Energy is wasted.
(c) Children will find another activity.
(d) Learning continues.

5. What does Aristotelian philosophy suggest about theories that separate the soul and body?
(a) They are fales.
(b) The are unattainable.
(c) They have some truth.
(d) They are unique.

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

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

8. How does Standing state Froebelians view the Montessori method?
(a) Too unstructured.
(b) Too rigid.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Too vague.

9. In "Size, Movement, Instinct, Reason," what stage of development is the child, at birth, considered, according to the Standing?
(a) Infancy.
(b) Embryonic.
(c) First stage.
(d) Abstraction.

10. In "Liberty in Education & the Montessori Directress," in talking about a day at a Montessori school, how did Montessori describe this?
(a) Joyful chaos.
(b) A life which unfolds itself.
(c) Controlled peace.
(d) Intense learning.

11. According to Montessori, why is oppression of children strange?
(a) Those who love the children, oppress them.
(b) They do not know they are oppressed.
(c) They are the only ones oppressed.
(d) Despite efforts to change, this oppression still occurs.

12. In "Size, Movement, Instinct, Reason," what does the author state psychologists of this time placed an emphasis in?
(a) Learning theories.
(b) Inherited behaviors.
(c) Positive behaviors.
(d) Deviations.

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

14. In "Montessori & Froebel," what does Standing conclude is one common view held by both Froebelians and Montessori?
(a) A child's freedom.
(b) Direct instruction.
(c) A world view.
(d) The essence of play.

15. What does Standing do in "Montessori & Froebel" that is typically frowned upon in formal writing?
(a) Provide opinion.
(b) Self-reference.
(c) Misspelling.
(d) Change of subject.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Montessori method try to encourage concerning silence?

2. What did Montessori emphasize in terms of activity methods?

3. In Montessori & Froebel, what does Standing mean by the words "Luogo Chiuso"?

4. According to Montessori, what occurs when a child is criticized too much be an adult?

5. In "Liberty in Education & the Montessori Directress," what does Standing suggests is needed for a teacher to avoid demanding things of a child in the Montessori classroom?

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