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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. What did Einstein feel would lead to unemployment?

2. Why are some self-professed pacifists not to be relied on in time of war according to Einstein?

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

4. Who, in this materialistic world, are the most profoundly religious people according to Einstein?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of Einstein's opinions about George Bernard Shaw?

2. According to Einstein what was religion based on for primitive man and what did it develop into?

3. Define "apparent" overproduction.

4. What example did Einstein give for the uselessness of money in helping humanity forward?

5. What did Einstein remind himself of a hundred times a day?

6. What was Einstein's alternative to compulsory military service and how would this be implemented?

7. What did Einstein think the true value of the human being is?

8. What did Einstein feel about people who worship an anthropomorphic God?

9. What was Einstein's opinion about conscientious objectors?

10. Describe the friendship of Einstein and Dr. Katzenstein.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Why did Einstein finally resign from the League of Nations and its Commission. Elaborate.

2) Elaborate on Einstein's views about disarmament.

3) What did Einstein feel were the duties of any State toward the individual citizen of that State?

4) Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) What does Einstein say in his his "Thanks to America" in Part 1? What does he thank America for?

2) Why does Einstein extol the university of Davos, Switzerland? Explain.

3) What does Einstein say about George Bernard Shaw? Why does he admire him?

4) Write on two of the above topics.

Essay Topic 3

1) What gave rise to religion in Einstein's opinion? Describe primitive religion.

2) What did religion evolve into? What did Einstein think about an anthropomorphic God? Who did he feel worshiped this concept of God?

3) What is cosmic religion according to Einstein? Who espoused cosmic religion? How are science and religion related, according to Einstein? Did Einstein feel he was religious?

4) Choose two of the three topics to write on.

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