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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pp. 28-80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has stood in the way of the development of technology in China and India?
(a) Religious intolerance.
(b) Low technological ability.
(c) Industrial people.
(d) Dense population.

2. Of what does Einstein warn Fascist nations?
(a) Having too much pride in genetic heritage.
(b) Seeking to dominate weaker neighbors.
(c) Being to provencial.
(d) Seeking to overpopulate.

3. Who does Einstein praise for her moral qualities and hardships above her intellectual accomplishments?
(a) Golda Meir.
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) Mother Theresa.
(d) Samantha Carter.

4. In "Paradise Lost," what does Einstein particularly rue?
(a) That Eve is blamed for sin.
(b) That Milton did not go far enough in his epic poem.
(c) That he has no artistic talents.
(d) That nationalism has subverted the sharing of intellectual and artistic pursuits.

5. What should history do?
(a) Interpret the progress in civilization rather than calculating power and success.
(b) Be forgotten.
(c) Influence the future.
(d) Teach the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what are Einstein's inner and outer lives based?

2. In what way does Einstein compare Europeans to Americans?

3. What sort of life does Einstein believe is good for all human beings?

4. In what year is "Religion and Science: Irreconcilable?" written?

5. What does Einstein say prompts efficiency and the development of technology in the United States?

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