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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "Germany".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country created a permanent Institute for intellectual co-operation?
(a) Italy.
(b) England.
(c) America.
(d) France.

2. What finally happens when businesses go smash?
(a) Banks become insolvent.
(b) politicians urge going into war.
(c) a depression.
(d) a recession.

3. What Irish writer did Einstein esteem for his subtle humor and knowledge of human nature?
(a) Samuel Beckett.
(b) George Bernard Shaw.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

4. What was the official date of Einstein's resignation from the Prussian Academy of Sciences?
(a) March 30, 1933.
(b) March 28, 1933.
(c) March 8, 1933.
(d) March 27, 1933.

5. Who was Frauelein Knake?
(a) Katzenstein's future daughter-in-law.
(b) Einstein's niece.
(c) Katzenstein's enthusiastic fellow-worker.
(d) a patient of Katzenstein's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lorentz' "unspoken but faithfully followed advice"?

2. What about Einstein was in contrast to his passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility?

3. What was one of the propositions of the League of Nations?

4. Einstein felt himself lucky to witness the peace demonstration organized by what people?

5. How did Einstein describe what was happening to the German people with regard to their anti-Semitism?

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