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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part Three : Chapter 2, Practical Life & Mental Processes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Exploration, Development," what does Standing suggest is absent in a Montessori school?
(a) Textbooks.
(b) Direction.
(c) Coercion.
(d) Tests.

2. As discussed in "Introductory Materials, Preparations & Discovery" based on Montessori's discovery, what was she initially able to do?
(a) Find a better job.
(b) Provided these individuals with equipment.
(c) Open a school.
(d) Make more money.

3. According to Standing, what does the inner rhythm of the child represents?
(a) Mystic.
(b) Musician.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Organization.

4. Why was Montessori's choice in professions different?
(a) There was no female precedent.
(b) She was not smart enough for the profession.
(c) Her parents disapproved.
(d) She knew nothing about the profession.

5. What type of environment does a Montessori school provide?
(a) Nurturing and independent.
(b) Highly structured.
(c) Nurtuting and dependent.
(d) All free time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one limitation Montessori had for continuing her schools?

2. From ages 0-3, Montessori considered the Absorbent Mind; what is another term for the absorbent mind?

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

4. According to Standing, what happens when the obstacles are removed from the path of the children?

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

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