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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Einstein moves his family into a small apartment to save money, and the children wake up covered in bites. What is biting them?
(a) Bedbugs.
(b) Roaches.
(c) Fleas.
(d) Rats.

2. Why does Hermann Einstein know more about science than the average businessman?
(a) His factory produces electrical and chemical supplies.
(b) He has a PhD in chemistry.
(c) His son teaches him.
(d) He has read a great deal about science.

3. Einstein's peers feel he has what attitude toward his country during Chapter Nine?
(a) Unpatriotic.
(b) Smug.
(c) Hateful.
(d) Patriotic.

4. Einstein grants one final interview to a young man in the safety of his cabin in Chapter Ten. Why does he grant this interview?
(a) Because he is friends with the man's parents.
(b) The man threatens to blackmail him.
(c) So the young man doesn't lose his job.
(d) Elsa begs him to grant it.

5. Einstein tells Miss Dukas he let the boy from the porch in for what purpose?
(a) So that the boy can warm up and answer Einstein's questions.
(b) The weather is getting worse.
(c) The boy brings Einstein's mail.
(d) To discuss an interesting theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time it is published, the popular saying about Einstein's famous theory is what?

2. The title of Chapter Seven says that Einstein is sometimes called the _____________ of the Twentieth Century.

3. In his spare time from work at the patent office, what does Einstein invent?

4. At the time this story takes place, Einstein is living in what country?

5. The Einsteins leave the children at home in Chapter Nine in order to take a trip through what region?

(see the answer key)

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