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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Hermann suggest his son ask about the compass?
(a) Uncle Jake.
(b) His mother.
(c) His teacher.
(d) Cousin Elma.

2. In 1905, why don't other scientists know whether or not Einstein is correct?
(a) No one is able to recreate the experiment.
(b) No one takes him seriously.
(c) No one understands his work well enough to do the experiments.
(d) No one hears of his work.

3. What does Einstein tell the boy from the porch that he remembers best about Munich?
(a) Walking to school everyday.
(b) Fighting on the playground.
(c) Playing with his sister in the front yard.
(d) Listening to his mother play Beethoven on the piano.

4. Mrs. Einstein worries that her son has difficulty in school. What reason does she NOT mention for being worried?
(a) He is disrespectful.
(b) He is shy.
(c) No one knows what to expect from him.
(d) He spends too much time dreaming.

5. Miss Dukas reproves Einstein for doing what toward the end of Chapter One?
(a) Drinking coffee at the coffee shop.
(b) Going out without his socks.
(c) Talking to too many people on his way home.
(d) Letting strangers into the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. A boy in the coffee shop makes fun of Einstein as an absent-minded professor. How does the shop owner respond?

2. Einstein tells Miss Dukas he let the boy from the porch in for what purpose?

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

4. Toward the end of Chapter Two, Hermann finds Albert awake when he goes to check on the boy. Why does Albert say he's still awake?

5. Einstein mentions that his father shows him a charm on a watch chain when he is about five. What is the charm?

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