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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During dinner, Maja tells her parents that her brother likes to do what?
(a) Make up songs and sing them.
(b) Throw rocks at animals.
(c) Play in the sand pile.
(d) Pick on other children.

2. The Swiss schools are not anxious to hire Einstein for all BUT WHICH of the following reasons?
(a) He is not qualified.
(b) He is a beginner.
(c) He is a Jew.
(d) He is a foreigner.

3. Mrs. Einstein thinks her son should have what when he turns six?
(a) History lessons.
(b) Music lessons.
(c) Speech lessons.
(d) Math lessons.

4. Why doesn't Miss Dukas let the strange boy waiting for Einstein on the porch come inside the house?
(a) She thinks the boy tries to steal Einstein's work.
(b) The boy is poor and dirty.
(c) She knows Einstein doesn't like doing interviews.
(d) She thinks the boy is trying to sell something.

5. What types of questions does Albert think about when he visits the church on his way home from school?
(a) Inventions.
(b) Human behavior.
(c) Religious issues.
(d) Science issues.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Albert kicked out of school in Chapter Two?

2. How does Uncle Jake feel when Albert admits how he feels about school?

3. How does Einstein feel about Mileva's ambitions?

4. Albert's mother usually lets him stay up late to listen to music, but tonight she sends him to bed. Why?

5. What is the most important part of school for Einstein's multi-cultural friends at his new school?

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