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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 "The World as I See It".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has little place in the life of America as compared with Europe, according to Einstein?
(a) science and mathematics.
(b) psychology and psychiatry.
(c) the visual arts and music.
(d) religion and theology.

2. What was the cultural flowering of the Italian Renaissance based on?
(a) rich patrons who supported struggling artists.
(b) portraying the scriptures in painting and sculpture.
(c) the liberation and comparative isolation of the individual.
(d) the beauty of the Italian landscape and aid of the Pope.

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

4. What did H.A. Lorentz devote himself to?
(a) religion
(b) reconciliation
(c) writing books
(d) research

5. How did Einstein view property, outward success and luxury?
(a) as necessary for everyone.
(b) as goals to be attained.
(c) as desirable.
(d) as contemptible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What philosopher said: "a man can do as he will, but not will as he will" , a saying which inspired Einstein from his youth up?

2. What does Einstein remind himself a hundred times a day?

3. What have the churches always fought, according to Einstein?

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

5. What determines the true value of a human being?

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