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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hermann Einstein know more about science than the average businessman?
(a) He has a PhD in chemistry.
(b) He has read a great deal about science.
(c) His son teaches him.
(d) His factory produces electrical and chemical supplies.

2. Toward the end of Chapter Three, Albert tells his father that he wishes to attend what institution?
(a) The Science Institute in Berlin.
(b) MIT in the USA.
(c) His old Gymnasium in Munich.
(d) Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich.

3. The two American scientists, Michelson and Morley, are trying to measure the speed of what?
(a) Sound.
(b) Comets.
(c) Light.
(d) Time.

4. Chapter Five opens with Einstein presenting his paper on what?
(a) Theory of Celestial Bodies.
(b) Theory of Space Travel.
(c) Theory of Relativity.
(d) Theory of Gravity.

5. At the time it is published, the popular saying about Einstein's famous theory is what?
(a) Only a dozen men in the world understand it.
(b) The idea is an old one that everyone knows about.
(c) It changes the world.
(d) He is completely insane.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Uncle Jake feel when Albert admits how he feels about school?

2. What kind of school does Albert attend in Chapter Two?

3. The author says that Albert and Maja resemble each other strongly except for one feature. What is different about the children?

4. What does Einstein's theory tell us about time and space?

5. In Chapter Four, what kind of father is Einstein?

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