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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 does Einstein believe will not move humanity forward?
(a) Hate.
(b) Industry.
(c) Technology.
(d) Wealth.
2. What sort of life does Einstein believe is good for all human beings?
(a) Intensely focused.
(b) Full of change.
(c) Cluttered with stuff with which to amuse.
(d) Simple.
3. Why does Einstein think people should labor as little as possible to maintain life and health?
(a) In order to partake in spiritual pursuits.
(b) Because that labor has no last value.
(c) In order to concentrate on their intellectual and artistic powers.
(d) Because human relationships need as much time as possible.
4. With the family eroding, society depends on the schools for what?
(a) To instill purpose in the students.
(b) To teach morals.
(c) To supervise activities rather than learning.
(d) Not to transfer a maximum quantity of knowledge to students, but to help them think and act independently.
5. Why does Einstein think humans act and think?
(a) Because it is a compulsion built into them genetically.
(b) In order to evolve.
(c) To satisfy needs and avoid pain.
(d) Because they are superior to animals.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose work shatters the framework of classical mechanics and provides the basis for further research in physics?
2. What does Einstein believe about all profound scientists?
3. What impact does technological progress have on human relations?
4. What puzzles Einstein about one aspect of the American economy?
5. Of what does Einstein warn Fascist nations?
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