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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first stage of development, ranging from age 0-6 years, considered?
(a) A period of transformation.
(b) A stagnant period.
(c) A period of transformation.
(d) A period of uniform growth.

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

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

4. How did Montessori begin trying to help those less fortunate?
(a) Smuggling them out of the hospital.
(b) Observing.
(c) Giving them better medication.
(d) Teaching them how to read.

5. According to Montessori, what tends to occur when groups gather together, such as boys grouping together and girls grouping together?
(a) Gang mentality.
(b) Group instinct.
(c) Sexual divisions.
(d) Herd instinct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Montessori feel was the problem when children do not want to work on their own?

2. Because of persecution from some groups, what happened to Montessori's teaching materials and books?

3. In "Exploration, Development," how does Standing describe the type of work that occurs among the children?

4. During the time Montessori began working, who was making great efforts to understand the mentally ill?

5. For learning in the Montessori classroom to be successful, what is presented to the children?

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