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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the goal of silence in the Montessori classroom?
(a) Repect the learning in other classrooms.
(b) Provide a rest time for students.
(c) Hear your inner voice.
(d) Provide a rest time for teachers.

2. According to Montessori, why it is important to have different educational principles for different stages of development?
(a) Development varies in different genders.
(b) Development is too complex.
(c) All children are different.
(d) Children are essentially different beings during different periods.

3. What lessons should be combined with lessons of practical life?
(a) National songs.
(b) Reading and writing.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Grace and courtesy.

4. According to Standing, why is joy a surprise to some in terms of this emotion being tied to learning and the Montessori classroom?
(a) It is a healthy condition.
(b) It occurs in traditional classrooms as well.
(c) All children feel joy.
(d) Joy is not linked to achievement.

5. In terms of time, what is first created in the child's mind in order to comprehend time?
(a) Days.
(b) Minutes.
(c) General divisions.
(d) Details of time.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Montessori's popularity grew, what did she realize about the reach of her teaching methods?

2. Where did Montessori state the imagination is derived from?

3. What type of work does the Montessori school promote?

4. What does Standing suggest is a common property to cause and effect?

5. When comparing normalized children to those in a traditional classroom, how are these children often described?

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