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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Albert glad that his uncle doesn't ask about his friends at school?
(a) He hates the other kids.
(b) The other boys think he's stupid.
(c) He is too busy with his friends to focus on schoolwork.
(d) He doesn't think he needs friends.

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

4. At the time this story takes place, Einstein is living in what country?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) United States.

5. What nickname do the boys at school give Albert?
(a) Evil Einstein.
(b) Honest John.
(c) Dumb Albie.
(d) Nosey Bertie.

6. Toward the end of Chapter Three, Albert tells his father that he wishes to attend what institution?
(a) His old Gymnasium in Munich.
(b) MIT in the USA.
(c) The Science Institute in Berlin.
(d) Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich.

7. How many students attend Einstein's first few lectures at the university in Chapter Six?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 180.
(d) 35.

8. How does Uncle Jake feel when Albert admits how he feels about school?
(a) Secretly sympathetic.
(b) Sad.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Angry.

9. What is the most important part of school for Einstein's multi-cultural friends at his new school?
(a) A diploma.
(b) Learning.
(c) Being away from their families.
(d) Parties.

10. Albert's mother usually lets him stay up late to listen to music, but tonight she sends him to bed. Why?
(a) He is misbehaving all day.
(b) He is late for supper.
(c) His cheeks are flushed and she's worried he is getting a fever.
(d) She is tired of answering his questions.

11. In the last few pages of Chapter One, how long does Einstein say it takes for him to gain a world reputation?
(a) A decade.
(b) Two years.
(c) Almost overnight.
(d) Six months.

12. Chapter Five opens with Einstein presenting his paper on what?
(a) Theory of Celestial Bodies.
(b) Theory of Space Travel.
(c) Theory of Relativity.
(d) Theory of Gravity.

13. What does Einstein say is the most important part of the Royal Society's research, after he receives their findings on his theory?
(a) That he can retire.
(b) That other scientists take him seriously.
(c) That he is finally recognized for his work.
(d) That someone can take such wondeful pictures.

14. Who takes care of Einstein after his divorce?
(a) His cousin, Elsa.
(b) His father, Hermann.
(c) His wife, Mileva.
(d) His mother, Pauline.

15. What does Einstein tell the boy from the porch that he remembers best about Munich?
(a) Playing with his sister in the front yard.
(b) Walking to school everyday.
(c) Listening to his mother play Beethoven on the piano.
(d) Fighting on the playground.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Einstein encourages other scientists to check his theories, one of which requires a total eclipse. What prevents that experiment?

3. In relation to Michelson and Morley's work, Einstein's theory claims what?

4. Which of the following does Einstein NOT enjoy in Chapter Seven?

5. Einstein meets Mileva Maritsch at his new school. On what do they spend most of their time?

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