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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. What does the chapter "Work, Sensorial, Normalcy," state are the pressures adults have in terms of work?
(a) Move faster.
(b) Be 100% correct.
(c) Accomplish all tasks.
(d) Move slower.

2. In "Development," what did Montessori give a living representation of through the work and writings?
(a) The challenge of education.
(b) The problems of society.
(c) The problems of education.
(d) The zeitgeist of the age.

3. As Montessori began working for underprivileged children, she had two assistants and how many children?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 40.
(d) 60.

4. What element of a child's current activities did Montessori reduce and supplement with more structured activities?
(a) Time outside.
(b) Reading time.
(c) Nap time.
(d) Free play.

5. According to Montessori, what effects does the herd instinct have in boys?
(a) Wean them from maternal domination.
(b) Learn more.
(c) Become mentally stronger.
(d) Fight other groups.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Standing, what did Froebel call the inner relationships that children look for between things?

2. Why was Montessori's choice in professions different?

3. According to Montessori, what tends to occur when groups gather together, such as boys grouping together and girls grouping together?

4. According to Montessori, what is the first sign of normalization in a child?

5. According to Montessori, which of the following is not an indication of the transition form the first to the second stage of childhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Standing state goes along with exploration?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Standing mean when he refers to the rhythm of a child's life?

7. What did other professionals, including other teachers of Montessori's time, assume about Monetessori's work as a teacher?

8. What does Standing make clear about the content of this book?

9. How does Standing discuss the importance of order in children?

10. According to Montessori, children have an interesting concept of time; how is this concept different from that of an adult?

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