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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. Who is is the "noblest man of our times" and a natural leader?
(a) The engineer Joseph Popper-Lynkaeus.
(b) J. Menniger.
(c) Mahatma Ghandi.
(d) The Dutch physicist H. A. Lorentz.

2. Why does Einstein think humans act and think?
(a) To satisfy needs and avoid pain.
(b) Because it is a compulsion built into them genetically.
(c) In order to evolve.
(d) Because they are superior to animals.

3. What does Einstein warn the Progressive Education Association?
(a) That education is worthless without morality.
(b) That progress without intention is disasterous.
(c) That teaching pacifism without spurning militarism is unrealistic.
(d) That progress without deliberation leads to becoming mired in legality.

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

5. What does Einstein say about the struggle for human rights?
(a) It is illusionary.
(b) It is visionary.
(c) It is eternal.
(d) Each person has to choose his own rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Einstein say are now the ones who advocate international thought?

2. In "Paradise Lost," what does Einstein particularly rue?

3. What is valued more in Europe than in the United States?

4. Though the scientific method can teach how facts relate and condition one another, what can it not do?

5. What governing system does Einstein think is best?

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