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

2. Where did Montessori state the imagination is derived from?
(a) The internal world.
(b) The classroom.
(c) At home.
(d) The external world.

3. When considering the fact that the child creates his own mind, what does Standing suggest separates man from animal?
(a) Speech.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Desire.
(d) Love.

4. What are the material called that are used in Montessori's classrooms?
(a) Montessori documents.
(b) Montessori tools.
(c) Montessori materials.
(d) Montessori gifts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Montessori & Froebel, what does Standing mean by the words "Luogo Chiuso"?

2. According to Montessori, what does it take for movement to be perfected?

3. What does the Montessori school enable children to do?

4. What term refers to the infinite complexity of voluntary muscles?

5. What does the Montessori method try to encourage concerning silence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the possibilities of an individual who is a slave or who has limited freedom?

2. What is necessary for a student to engage in a certain activity?

3. When did Montessori disagree with Froebels use of free play and make believe?

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

5. According to Montessori, how can the struggle between the adult and the child end?

6. What are the two factors involved in the success of the prepared environment?

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

8. According to Standing, what are the three forms of precision in terms of the freedoms and the closed circle?

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

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

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