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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. According to Einstein, what must Jews continue to do?

2. Upon what is the special theory of relativity based?

3. What is the goal of the Jewish people in Palestine?

4. What does Anti-Semitism means?

5. Why should Judaism not be called a religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Einstein say Jews must do now?

2. What is Einstein's opinion of what Zionism has done but what does he think is better?

3. What do the academies say about their loyalties and how do they feel about his resignation?

4. Einstein says Kepler and Galileo "ripened" mankind for science. How did they do that?

5. Why does the theory of relativity show how modern theoretical science develops?

6. Why did Einstein put mathematics above other sciences?

7. What are volunteers doing in Israel during Einstein's time?

8. What does Einstein Jews have been in the past two thousand years and what did they lack? What are they trying to establish now?

9. What does he say about what he has always fought for?

10. What does the theory of relativity say is probable about two and three dimensional space?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Einstein's essay, "My First Impressions of the U.S.A., he begins by talking about what he calls the "cult of individuals." Discuss the following:

1. What does Einstein mean by the phrase "cult of individuals"? Give examples.

2. Do you believe this "cult" is more or less prevalent in the United States in the first decade of the 21st century? Explain fully.

3. Discuss the pros and cons of a society based upon a "cult of individuals."

Essay Topic 3

Einstein makes a number of comparisons throughout his text. Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Compare the way labor is utilized in the United States to that of Europe and third-world countries. Give examples.

2. Compare the difference between the social milieu of the United States versus that of Europe.

3. Compare the attitude of Einstein towards women versus men throughout his book. Give specific examples.

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