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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. Why are children initially unaware of cause and effect?
(a) Cause and effect only matter for older children.
(b) They think they are invincible.
(c) They have no previous experience.
(d) They are not smart enough to understand it yet.

2. According to Montessori, in a class of normalized children, what takes the place of competition?
(a) Mutual aid.
(b) Unfriendliness.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Lack of expectations.

3. What does Standing suggests that this book could be used as, despite its label as a biography?
(a) An elementary school book.
(b) A door stop.
(c) A University textbook.
(d) A Noble Prize winner.

4. What is the only organization designed to represent and promote the principles of the Montessori method?
(a) Teachers for America.
(b) Teachers for Montessori.
(c) The National Organized Teaching Association.
(d) Association Montessori Internationale.

5. In "Exploration, Development," what does Standing suggest is the reasoning some put behind the children's ability to work on their own in a Montessori classroom?
(a) They are simply playing and not learning.
(b) Strong discipline.
(c) They are given directions before visitors come in.
(d) Hypnotic influnce.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Development," what did Montessori give a living representation of through the work and writings?

2. What is an natural and important factor to children's learning according to Standing in "Work, Sensorial, Normalcy"?

3. What element of a child's current activities did Montessori reduce and supplement with more structured activities?

4. In terms of time, what is first created in the child's mind in order to comprehend time?

5. What type of things does Standing write astonish small children?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Montessori, how is the cycle of work different between adults and children?

3. What connection was drawn between the Montessori method and different types of students?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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