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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The religions of civilized peoples are based primarily on what according to Einstein?
(a) fear.
(b) brotherhood.
(c) worship of a superior Being.
(d) morality.

2. Who does Einstein consider unfortunate and almost disqualified for life?
(a) A person who is not inquisitive.
(b) Someone who regards himself as better than others.
(c) Someone who regards his and others' lives as meaningless.
(d) A person who is not educated.

3. What does Einstein regard as contrary to justice and based on force?
(a) Fascism.
(b) class differences.
(c) Nazism.
(d) nationalism.

4. What did the German scientific academies do that Einstein deplored?
(a) stood by while German savants etc. were deprived of work.
(b) wrote too many scientific treatises.
(c) were too bureaucratic.
(d) were too social.

5. What are the ideals which have lighted Einstein's way and given him courage to face life cheerfully?
(a) Justice, Empathy and Wisdom.
(b) Equality, Science and Enlightenment.
(c) Truth, Goodness and Beauty.
(d) Brotherhood, Liberty and Equality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Prussian Academy of Sciences rebuke Einstein for not doing?

2. What did Einstein abhor as the worst outcrop of the herd nature?

3. How does Einstein view ease and happiness?

4. Einstein had also been a corresponding member of what other academy of Sciences?

5. What did Popper-Lynkaeus feel society was responsible for?

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