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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Chapter Eight, Einstein tells his wife to pack as he intends to travel to which country?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) Sweden.

2. At the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Einstein finally resumes his research on what?
(a) Relativity.
(b) Thermodynamic fluctuation.
(c) Gravitational fields.
(d) Photoelectric effect.

3. When asked by the Archbishop what effect his theory has on religion, what does Einstein answer?
(a) It makes religion more important.
(b) It makes religion irrelevant.
(c) None.
(d) It destroys religion completely.

4. The President of Columbia University, in his introduction, says that Dr. Einstein gives the world...?
(a) "nothing special."
(b) "a grand new future."
(c) "a way to build weapons."
(d) "an intellectual lighthouse."

5. Toward the end of Chapter Thirteen, what happens to Elsa Einstein?
(a) She is robbed while walking to the store.
(b) She becomes very ill.
(c) She becomes very depressed.
(d) She decides to divorce her husband.

6. The Commission for the Co-operation of Intellectuals is a part of which world organization?
(a) The United Nations.
(b) The Security Council.
(c) The League of Nations.
(d) The G20.

7. What is Einstein's position on pacifism as he ages and as tension once again rises in Europe?
(a) He is no longer a pacifist.
(b) He doesn't think about it any longer.
(c) He is more strongly pacifist.
(d) He writes papers on what a good idea pacifism is.

8. 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) Elsa begs him to grant it.
(b) The man threatens to blackmail him.
(c) Because he is friends with the man's parents.
(d) So the young man doesn't lose his job.

9. What does Einstein do after his retirement in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Travels around the world.
(b) Sleeps a lot.
(c) Continues figuring out new theories.
(d) Visits friends.

10. A major event takes place in Einstein's family in Chapter Ten. What is it?
(a) Elsa becomes ill.
(b) Hermann loses his job.
(c) Pauline dies.
(d) Margot gets married.

11. The author gives three reasons why some scientists disagree with Einstein's work. Which of the following does the author NOT mention?
(a) They are jealous.
(b) They say it is impossible to take relativity seriously.
(c) They are after his job.
(d) They really believe he is wrong.

12. With what aspect of New York is Einstein frustrated?
(a) The food is terrible and he has an upset stomach the whole trip.
(b) The people are not very friendly toward his wife.
(c) The museums are not as nice as he hopes.
(d) He cannot go on sight-seeing trips without being recognized.

13. Einstein always tries to help others. In what way does he try to help most in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Getting refugees out of Europe.
(b) Rebuilding neighborhood homes.
(c) Donating to the war effort.
(d) Giving scholarships to good students.

14. Why does Einstein agree to write to the President to discuss the atomic bomb?
(a) He doesn't think it can be done anyway.
(b) He can't refuse to help his friends.
(c) He hopes to be rewarded by the President.
(d) He knows the Nazis eventually build an atom bomb.

15. Bertrand Russell comments that "Everybody knows that Einstein does something astonishing...".
(a) "but very few people know exactly what it is that he does."
(b) "and we eagerly await his next invention."
(c) "but no one thinks it is important."
(d) "and the whole world knows exactly what he does."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Einstein's assistant, Infeld, unable to answer a reporter's question on what Einstein thinks of the book they co-write?

2. After Einstein becomes famous, the visitors coming to the house want a variety of things. Which of the following is NOT one of their demands?

3. What part of California do the Einsteins NOT enjoy?

4. What is Einstein's attitude toward the murder of Walter Rathenau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the opening of Chapter Nine?

5. In what year does Einstein die?

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