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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 "Politics and Pacifism".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men refusing to fight on conscientious grounds at the same moment did Einstein think would be irresistible?
(a) 60,000
(b) 75,000
(c) 50,000
(d) 100,000

2. 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?
(a) Heidegger.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Kant.
(d) Schopenhauer.

3. In what European city were the Solvay Congresses held in 1909 and 1912?
(a) Berlin
(b) Brussels
(c) Paris
(d) London

4. What did Einstein think was the chief duty of the State?
(a) to enforce the law and arrest criminals.
(b) to support welfare programs.
(c) to keep the economy prosperous.
(d) protect the individual, giving him opportunity for creative growth.

5. Buddhism is an example of what kind of religious feeling according to Einstein?
(a) fear-based.
(b) punitive.
(c) cosmic.
(d) anthropomorphic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Einstein consider the greatest and noblest man of his times?

2. Why were the laws of Prohibition destructive laws according to Einstein?

3. What was Einstein's remedy for the stoppages in the industrial cycle?

4. What book lay always on Einstein's table?

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

(see the answer key)

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