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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part One : Chapter 2, Development &.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Montessori fortunate to have had?
(a) Rich parents.
(b) A job as a teacher.
(c) Educational opportunities.
(d) A lot of friends.

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

3. Where can the reader find additional details about the Montessori method?
(a) The library.
(b) The author's other books.
(c) Montessori enducational system organizations.
(d) At a local teaching university.

4. When Montessori gave up her medical practice to focus on her teaching, where was she invited a number of times?
(a) Asia.
(b) Japan.
(c) America.
(d) England.

5. Standing states that there was not a female precedent for the work Montessori was doing, what does the author mean by "female precedent"?
(a) No females could be paid for this work.
(b) No female had do it before.
(c) No females were allowed to do what Maria was doing.
(d) No females were interested in what she was doing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Montessori and her parents move so she could go to a better school?

2. What did Montessori value over words, according to a Catholic Priest that was quoted in "Development"?

3. When given the chance, how does the Montessori method suggest children will function?

4. In "Development," what were children given in a Montessori classroom that was evident through their obedience toward adults and ability to strive for perfection on their own terms?

5. Who persecuted Montessori's schools and teaching methods?

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