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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Einstein need a great deal of?
(a) Social interaction.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Comfort.
(d) Possessions.

2. What does Einstein say is very detrimental to the respect for the government?
(a) Giving the vote to women.
(b) Restricting voting rights.
(c) Passing unenforceable laws.
(d) Engaging in unwinnable wars.

3. What does Einstein seem to hate above all else?
(a) Intellectual vapidity.
(b) War.
(c) Famine.
(d) Laziness.

4. In what way does Einstein compare Europeans to Americans?
(a) Europeans are more gullible than Americans.
(b) Europeans value family more than Americans.
(c) Europeans are more generous than Americans.
(d) He says Europeans are more pessimistic in general than Americans.

5. What does Einstein laud in "Congratulations to a Critic"?
(a) The abillity to use criticism constructively.
(b) The ability to receive criticism without sulking.
(c) The ability to think independently.
(d) The ability to understand without criticizing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one good thing about the fact that America has heaped so many accolades on Einstein?

2. What has stood in the way of the development of technology in China and India?

3. What does Einstein believe will not move humanity forward?

4. By what ideals has Einstein lived?

5. What governing system does Einstein think is best?

(see the answer key)

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