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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pp. 28-80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Einstein characterize people who read only newspapers and modern literature?
(a) Wise.
(b) Undereducated.
(c) Myopic and snobbish.
(d) Mentally frail.

2. For what do human beings have a thirst?
(a) Deliberate action.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Absolute conviction.
(d) Assured knowledge.

3. When are people happiest?
(a) When making a contribution to self enlightenment.
(b) When in an accepting community.
(c) When pursuing what interests them.
(d) When launching an enterprise promoting life and culture.

4. What does Einstein say prompts efficiency and the development of technology in the United States?
(a) The high cost of labor.
(b) The value of the individual in the United States.
(c) The intellectual prowess of Americans.
(d) The general lazy nature of Americans.

5. Why does Einstein say individuals should not be singled out and given all-encompassing admiration?
(a) It will discourage true thought.
(b) It will give them too high an opinion of themselves.
(c) Because there are many quiet, unobtrusive individuals as deserving as the one singled out.
(d) It will discourage others to excel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Paradise Lost," what does Einstein particularly rue?

2. What does Einstein value in the German system of government?

3. Whose saying has greatly influenced Einstein since he was quite young?

4. What does Einstein seem to hate above all else?

5. What governing system does Einstein think is best?

(see the answer key)

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