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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. Mrs. Einstein is frightened and alarmed when she hears what report in Chapter Twelve?

2. Who is present when Einstein dies at the end of Chapter Fourteen?

3. What is unusual about Einstein's recommendations for people to take a US hospital job?

4. What is Einstein's attitude about his new celebrity status at the beginning of Chapter Eight?

5. At the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Einstein finally resumes his research on what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Elsa Einstein says that it is difficult to be married to Albert Einstein. Does this seem likely? Why is it difficult?

2. Why is Einstein's international fame surprising?

3. Explain why the author calls Einstein a false prophet at the beginning of Chapter Eight.

4. Why is Einstein happier at Princeton University than he is at previous appointments?

5. Explain the approach Einstein wants the U.S. to take in regards to the atomic bomb after its creation.

6. Einstein wins a Nobel Prize for physics in 1922, but not for his theory on relativity. For what work is he given the Nobel, and why is relativity not included?

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

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

9. Describe the boat incident in Chapter Thirteen, and explain what the reader learns about Einstein from this story.

10. What reason does Einstein give for wishing to cooperate particularly with American scientists?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Science is a constantly changing field, as new scientists expand and improve the work of those who come before them. Discuss at least three other scientific advances besides the atom bomb that Einstein's theory enables and the scientists who buils on his work.

Essay Topic 2

Not all of the results of Einstein's work are negative in the way that the atomic bomb is negative. Discuss three modern-day uses either related to or directly stemming from Einstein's work and possible future applications. Be sure to illustrate the relationship between Einstein's theory and modern theory clearly.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the different schools Einstein attends and discuss why those schools are helpful or harmful to Einstein as he matures. What effect do the various types of instruction have on his personality and on his teaching career later in life?

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