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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when religious people insist the Bible is absolutely truth or when scientists render value judgments?

2. With the family eroding, society depends on the schools for what?

3. What three topics are addressed in Part 1?

4. Once combat starts, what is meaningless?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Einstein view the state's function and what does he define as a state slave?

2. In To the Schoolchildren of Japan what are Einstein's hopes for Japanese children and how does that bear out?

3. What is Einstein's view of the relationship between technology and employment?

4. How does Einstein compare physicists to Alfred Nobel? What does he think they should do?

5. For what reason does Einstein want to mobilize religious organizations?

6. What does Einstein think of the policy of security through superior military power and what does he say this policy has done?

7. How does Einstein see as being the only way conscientious objection can work?

8. How does Einstein see Gandhi?

9. How does Einstein feel about the League of Nations and aggressors? What does he say about the fate of the world?

10. What was the name of the two writings by Einstein that spoke of his trip to America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Einstein says that technology has made international peace a matter of life and death and an ethical imperative for everyone. Discuss the following:

1. Why does Einstein make the above statement? Analyze what Einstein means using examples.

2. Do you think international peace was possible in the time Einstein writes this? What about now? Why or why not?

3. What technology was present in the time Einstein wrote this that could be a matter of life and death? What about now?

Essay Topic 2

Another topic in which Einstein seems to feel quite strongly is that of disarmament. Discuss the following:

Discuss and analyze Einstein's opinions about disarmament.

Do you believe disarmament is more likely today or in the time in which Einstein writes this book? Explain fully.

What do you think about the idea of world-wide disarmament? Discuss fully.

Essay Topic 3

Einstein writes about military service. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly explain Einstein's opinion about military service, both volunteer and drafted.

2. Do you think Einstein's opinion about military service is realistic? Why or why not?

3. What is your opinion about required military service? Explain fully

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