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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why should Judaism not be called a religion?
(a) Because it demands no "faith"; just the sanctification of life.
(b) Because faith is counter to its precepts.
(c) Because it acknowledges all paths lead to God.
(d) Because it is a way of life.

2. How does Einstein characterize his treatment when he lived in Germany earlier?
(a) He was treated well.
(b) He was treated poorly.
(c) He was often subject to unwarrented interrogations.
(d) He was often subject to physical abuse.

3. What does truth applied to science or religion convey?
(a) A lesser truth.
(b) A higher truth.
(c) Nothing clear.
(d) That there is no truth.

4. How does Einstein characterize the first ten years of the Jewish presence in Palestine?
(a) As about what expected.
(b) As grueling and discouraging.
(c) As exceeding all expectations.
(d) As a dismal failure.

5. For what has Einstein worked his entire life?
(a) Truth and fairness.
(b) Liberty and truth.
(c) Justice and acceptance.
(d) Justice and liberty.

6. What do Faraday/Maxwell show exist in "free space"?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Waves and fields.
(c) Fields and quarks.
(d) Quarks and waves.

7. Where is the "A Reply to the Invitation to Participate in a Meeting against Anti-Semitism" being held?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) Switzerland.

8. Who "frees" space from rigidity?
(a) Einstein.
(b) Newton.
(c) Reimann.
(d) Planck.

9. For what does Einstein admire Kepler?
(a) For workinhg out the laws of gravity.
(b) For working out the planetary motions with no one's support and the understanding of few.
(c) For knowing when to look deeper into his theories.
(d) For standing by his ideas despite the inquisition.

10. What is one requirement for Einstein for living in a country?
(a) Military might.
(b) Hope.
(c) Liberty.
(d) Military disarmament.

11. How does Einstein characterize the newly-formed State of Israel?
(a) As wise as a serpent and innocent as a dove.
(b) As infantile in its political acumen.
(c) As just another government that falsely assumes safety is to be found in military might.
(d) That it conforms as closely as possible with the ethical ideals of peace, understanding, and self-restraint.

12. What guards Jews from social and psychological problems?
(a) The ghetto.
(b) Understanding of the Talmud.
(c) A good education.
(d) A strong family life.

13. What does the theory of relativity resemble?
(a) A two-story building.
(b) A question and answer format.
(c) A circle.
(d) A helix.

14. What does Einstein think will restore the heart of the Jewish people?
(a) Reparations from Germany.
(b) Apologies from all the nations who refused to admit Jewish refugees.
(c) A homeland in Palestine.
(d) The Jewish people re-discovering their faith in God.

15. What is Einstein explaining in "A Reply to the Invitation to Participate in a Meeting against Anti-Semitism" ?
(a) His refusal to participate in a meeting against Anti-Semitism.
(b) His concern that there is a rally against Ant-Semitism.
(c) His suggestion of changing the date and time of the meeting.
(d) His rationale for why the Germans are doing what they are doing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do friends and foes alike say the Jews represent?

2. To what does a fable about a shepherd boy, a horse, and a stag relate?

3. What is the "ether" idea invented by earlier scientists?

4. For what must general laws be valid?

5. In what decade is Einstein writing his correspondence with the science academies?

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