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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what age do many educational professional (non Montessori) feel children should learn how to read?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

3. In "Practical Life & Mental Processes," what does Standing suggest is a conquest to be won by humans?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Balance.
(d) Respect.

4. In "The Fundamental Problem & Prepared Environment," what type of food, does Standing state a child might prefer over a $500 ornate lunch?
(a) Crackers.
(b) McDonalds.
(c) Grilled cheese.
(d) Homecooked.

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

6. What did some Froebelians think the Montessori method do not give enough attention to?
(a) Play and make-believe.
(b) Quiet time.
(c) Group activities.
(d) Reading and writing.

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

8. What process does not complete itself for several years after birth and can be fostered by the Montessori school?
(a) Progressive incarnation.
(b) Superior incarntaion.
(c) Inactive incarnation.
(d) Self.

9. According to Standing, what is the purpose of the prepared educational environment?
(a) Prepare dependence.
(b) Make children feel special.
(c) Prepare independence.
(d) Increase attention.

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

11. What occurs when children learn a task at the right period of their learning, or sensitive time?
(a) He teaches other children.
(b) He doe not repeat the task.
(c) It becomes automatic.
(d) He makes no mistakes.

12. What did Froebel study as a young student?
(a) Architecture.
(b) History.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Business.

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

14. When comparing the prepared environment of her classrooms, what did Montessori compare this to in the animal world?
(a) The developed world.
(b) The wild.
(c) The nest.
(d) Placenta.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Size, Movement, Instinct, Reason," according to Standing, what is the first act of a man's life?

3. What do some teachers feel is the only necessary component for a child to be expressing themselves?

4. In "Size, Movement, Instinct, Reason," what does the author suggest about the development of a child when they are first born?

5. According to Montessori, how does the child absorb information from the environment?

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