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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. What is a famous characteristic of the Montessori school?
(a) Children have a lot of play time.
(b) Children are very disciplined through the use of rules.
(c) Children are content doing their work.
(d) There is not direction.

2. According to Montessori, what is the primary tool for learning in infants and very young children?
(a) Adult instruction.
(b) Feet.
(c) Hands.
(d) Mind.

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

4. From ages 0-3, Montessori considered the Absorbent Mind; what is another term for the absorbent mind?
(a) Unconscious.
(b) Working.
(c) Conscious.
(d) Stagnant.

5. Why is the physical environment important in the classroom?
(a) Children can learn relations.
(b) It is just nice for the children.
(c) There are no other adults in the room.
(d) It is too difficult and timely for adults to lift children up and down.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What groups of people were often placed in mental institutions during the time Montessori began working?

3. According to Montessori, what is the first sign of normalization in a child?

4. Standing states that there was not a female precedent for the work Montessori was doing, what does the author mean by "female precedent"?

5. What was Montessori fortunate to have had?

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