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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. Einstein doesn't usually enjoy movies, but he does appreciate the one he attends as a guest of which movie star in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Shirley Temple.
(b) Charlie Chaplin.
(c) Clark Gable.
(d) Fred Astaire.

2. 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 knows the Nazis eventually build an atom bomb.
(c) He hopes to be rewarded by the President.
(d) He can't refuse to help his friends.

3. What is ironic about Hitler's attitude toward Einstein in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Einstein is not particularly tied to his religion.
(b) Einstein makes Hitler famous.
(c) Einstein doesn't live in Germany.
(d) Einstein agrees with Hitler's policies.

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

5. After children sing carols at the Einstein house for Christmas, what reward does he offer them?
(a) Some cookies.
(b) He goes with them.
(c) A few pennies.
(d) Math lessons.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Chapter Twelve ends, the Einsteins are once again headed for what country?

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

3. What is Einstein's position on pacifism as he ages and as tension once again rises in Europe?

4. What does Elsa say about her memory of Einstein as a young boy?

5. Einstein decides in Chapter Twelve that he sends a letter of resignation to the Academy at Berlin. What is the response?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the approach Einstein wants the U.S. to take in regards to the atomic bomb after its creation.

2. Why is Einstein so enthused to meet Dr. Albert Michelson in California?

3. What plan does Einstein think up to slow the flood of autograph requests?

4. Elsa Einstein says that it is difficult to be married to Albert Einstein. Does this seem likely? Why is it difficult?

5. Einstein asks an American diplomat why the U.S. does not try to end Japan's aggressions in China with a boycott. Explain the diplomat's response and Einstein's feelings about the response.

6. Einstein brings national attention to Germany, so it seems logical that Hitler celebrates Einstein's success. This is not the case. Why?

7. Explain why some Japanese are insulted when Einstein speaks in that country.

8. Explain why the author calls Einstein a false prophet at the beginning of Chapter Eight.

9. Why is Hitler's persecution of Einstein as a Jew ironic? Explain.

10. Why is Einstein's international fame surprising?

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