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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Montessori, what tends to occur when groups gather together, such as boys grouping together and girls grouping together?
(a) Gang mentality.
(b) Sexual divisions.
(c) Herd instinct.
(d) Group instinct.

2. 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) There is not direction.
(d) Children are very disciplined through the use of rules.

3. Standing suggests that individuals set out to create two worlds, one within and one without, when does he state this begins?
(a) As a toddler.
(b) An an adult.
(c) At Birth.
(d) As an adolescent.

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

5. As Montessori's popularity grew, what did she realize about the reach of her teaching methods?
(a) They can be taught to parents.
(b) They could be effective up to the University age.
(c) They would not be understood in some countries.
(d) They are limited to early childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Exploration, Development," how does Standing describe the type of work that occurs among the children?

2. In "Development," what was unique about what children are able to do in a Montessori classroom in terms of their mistakes?

3. In "Work, Sensorial, Normalcy," what does Standing mean by sensorial world?

4. According to Montessori, in a class of normalized children, what takes the place of competition?

5. What type of work does the Montessori school promote?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Montessori, when does conscious effort of development and learning begin?

2. What type of qualities was Montessori able to nourish in the children based on her teaching methods?

3. According to Montessori, how does the absorbent mind take in the world?

4. What type of challenges did Montessori face during her education and early career?

5. What was the result of Montessori's work with the children in Rome?

6. Why does Standing suggest that Montessori was fortunate when it came to education?

7. How did Montessori suggest the various sensitive periods in infants should be fostered?

8. Based on the preface to this book, what is significant about the work Montessori did?

9. Why is the first stage of development called the Absorbent Mind?

10. What does Standing state are some differences between the Montessori school and a traditional school?

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