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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. Why are Americans so far removed from the Asians and Russians?
(a) Americans have no sense of traditions.
(b) Americans live more for the future than the present.
(c) Americans are intellectually far superior.
(d) Americans are intellectually far inferior.

2. What has too much influence on public thought?
(a) The press.
(b) The government.
(c) The educational system.
(d) The church.

3. What is valued more in Europe than in the United States?
(a) Visual art and music.
(b) Competition.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Honor.

4. What does Einstein believe will not move humanity forward?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Technology.
(c) Industry.
(d) Hate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What puzzles Einstein about one aspect of the American economy?

2. How does Einstein characterize the House Un-American Activities Committee?

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

4. Whose saying has greatly influenced Einstein since he was quite young?

5. What does Einstein say about the struggle for human rights?

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