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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Einstein die?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1955.

2. During the tour of Japan, Einstein's guide says that Einstein offends Japanese people. How?
(a) He does not put on a clean coat for the lecture.
(b) He does not bother to learn Japanese.
(c) His lecture does not last four hours like the first.
(d) He does not greet the mayor appropriately.

3. During Chapter Nine, how does Mrs. Einstein begin to feel about their fame?
(a) She doesn't wish to return home to their former life.
(b) She is happier than ever.
(c) She is growing frustrated with it all.
(d) She is concerned about how it affects her children.

4. Besides the honor of the award in Chapter Ten, Einstein also receives what?
(a) Forty thousand dollars.
(b) Research grant.
(c) International acclaim.
(d) New professorship.

5. What does Elsa say about her memory of Einstein as a young boy?
(a) He is such a good student.
(b) He is very charming.
(c) He hates baths.
(d) He used to run away from her.

Short Answer Questions

1. A major event takes place in Einstein's family in Chapter Ten. What is it?

2. Einstein resigns from the Commission for the Co-operation of Intellectuals after a year because he realizes what about the organization?

3. Einstein grants one final interview to a young man in the safety of his cabin in Chapter Ten. Why does he grant this interview?

4. Einstein mentions during the Berlin gift nonsense that it "becomes an excuse for many people for the best thing there is in life:________".

5. The President of Columbia University, in his introduction, says that Dr. Einstein gives the world...?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the Einsteins happier in California than on other trips? What is different?

2. Why is Hitler's persecution of Einstein as a Jew ironic? Explain.

3. Why is Einstein no longer a pacifist in Chapter Fourteen?

4. Einstein asks an American diplomat why the U.S. does not try to end Japan's aggressions in China with a boycott. Explain the diplomat's response and Einstein's feelings about the response.

5. Explain Einstein's view of the political climate in Germany at the beginning of Chapter Nine.

6. Why is Einstein so enthused to meet Dr. Albert Michelson in California?

7. Describe Einstein's attempts to help those less fortunate refugees in Chapter Thirteen.

8. Explain why some Japanese are insulted when Einstein speaks in that country.

9. The Holocaust is not underway when Einstein elects not to return to Germany. Why does he decide to stay away from his homeland?

10. With what group of critics does Einstein grow angry in Chapter Eight, and why?

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