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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. In Montessori & Froebel, what does Standing mean by the words "Luogo Chiuso"?
(a) Child-like.
(b) Intellectual freedom.
(c) Open space.
(d) Enclosed space.

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

3. According to Standing, in "Liberty in Education & the Montessori Directress," what makes you free?
(a) Doing what you want to.
(b) Doing what is right.
(c) Doing what others want you to.
(d) Doing what is wrong.

4. What term refers to the infinite complexity of voluntary muscles?
(a) Body.
(b) Muscular system.
(c) Self.
(d) Flesh.

5. According to Standing, in "Montessori & Froebel," what is our environment made for?
(a) Cooperation.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Adult social activities.
(d) Child social activities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a teacher in a traditional school, being tied to a curriculum experience each day?

2. Why is the physical environment important in the classroom?

3. According to Montessori, why is oppression of children strange?

4. According to Montessori, what sets the tune of development and the creation of self?

5. What are the material called that were used in Froebel's classrooms?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Standing, what are the two classifications of practical life exercises?

2. According to Montessori, a perfectly prepared environment includes what type of information?

3. According to the Montessori philosophy, how are actions of grace and courtesy to be taught?

4. According to Standing, what was the main premise of Froebel's teaching method?

5. According to Montessori, what are the main factors of a child's life that may cause deviations?

6. What is the different between the teaching in a Froebel school compared to a teacher in a Montessori school?

7. What are some things that a Montessori teacher may teach directly to younger children?

8. What does Standing mean by the term Inner Command?

9. What is the significance of the physical aspects of the Montessori classroom?

10. According to Montessori, how does concentration play a role in the normalization of a child?

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