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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. Rather than to teach children, what is the true goal of the Montessori method?
(a) Foster thought.
(b) Direct energy.
(c) Force learning.
(d) Increase patience.

2. When comparing the prepared environment of her classrooms, what did Montessori compare this to in the animal world?
(a) The wild.
(b) The developed world.
(c) Placenta.
(d) The nest.

3. According to Montessori, what sets the tune of development and the creation of self?
(a) The body.
(b) Adults.
(c) The soul.
(d) The mind.

4. According to the beginning of "Liberty in Education & the Montessori Directress," how did the Montessori school define good education?
(a) Freedom in a Prepared Environment.
(b) Choice in Learning.
(c) Child Led Learning.
(d) Oppression Free Learning.

5. According to Standing, what is the nature of the psychic life of man?
(a) It is only present in the intelligent.
(b) It is repressed.
(c) It goes on for ever.
(d) It ends quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Montessori, what happens when a child learns a task on their own?

2. In "The Fundamental Problem & Prepared Environment," Standing discusses a daydream of Montessori's concerning her wish to teach adults about dealing with children. What did she wish she could do?

3. According to Montessori, what must be constructed before the individual can begin his movements?

4. According to Montessori, what are the two sins that will distort the true vision of a child?

5. What does Standing suggest that children prefer an imaginary world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is necessary for a student to engage in a certain activity?

2. What are the possibilities of an individual who is a slave or who has limited freedom?

3. According to Montessori, how does concentration play a role in the normalization of a child?

4. According to Montessori, what are the main factors of a child's life that may cause deviations?

5. According to Standing, what is one mistake some may make in developing or overseeing a Montessori school?

6. What is meant by Weltanschauung?

7. According to "Liberty in Education & the Montessori Directress," how is it possible to be independent but not free?

8. In "The Fundamental Problem & Prepared Environment," what ways do children right oppression?

9. When a child first enters the Montessori school, what is the first thing to occur in terms of education?

10. According to Standing, what was Montessroi's view on the nature of play?

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