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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Development," what did Montessori give a living representation of through the work and writings?
(a) The challenge of education.
(b) The problems of education.
(c) The problems of society.
(d) The zeitgeist of the age.

3. According to Standing, what happens when the obstacles are removed from the path of the children?
(a) Expectations decrease.
(b) Desire for play increases.
(c) Learning increases.
(d) Appreciation increases.

4. According to Standing, what did Froebel call the inner relationships that children look for between things?
(a) Inner connexions.
(b) Cause and effects.
(c) Innerships.
(d) Common objects.

5. What type of work does the Montessori school promote?
(a) Child-Adult paired work.
(b) Student-student paired work.
(c) Group work.
(d) Independent work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Montessori, what is suggested by the fact that from ages 6-12, there are fewer incidences of illness and mortality?

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

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

5. According to Montessori, which of the following is not a cause for a deviation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of offers did Montessori receive to travel to America and continue her work there?

2. According to Montessori, why were children often misunderstood?

3. How does Standing discuss the importance of order in children?

4. According to Montessori, how does the absorbent mind take in the world?

5. Why does Standing suggest that Montessori was fortunate when it came to education?

6. How did Montessori, initially misread children's apparent rebellion of authority?

7. What is the significance of children being allowed to work spontaneously on those thing they are interested in?

8. According to Montessori, children have an interesting concept of time; how is this concept different from that of an adult?

9. According to Montessori, why are infants and children considered explorers and philosophers?

10. What does Standing state are some differences between the Montessori school and a traditional school?

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