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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Einstein believe will not move humanity forward?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Technology.
(c) Hate.
(d) Industry.

2. 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 general lazy nature of Americans.
(d) The intellectual prowess of Americans.

3. What puzzles Einstein about one aspect of the American economy?
(a) The high tariffs on foreign goods.
(b) The lack of a savings plan.
(c) The fact that paper money is not backed by gold and silver.
(d) That the cost of labor is so high in comparison to goods produced.

4. Though the scientific method can teach how facts relate and condition one another, what can it not do?
(a) Determine the existence of God.
(b) Determine absolute truth.
(c) Teach compassion.
(d) Deduce the goal of human aspirations.

5. Where does Einstein present "Religion and Science"?
(a) At Stanford.
(b) At MIT.
(c) At Princeton Theological Seminary.
(d) At Harvard School Physics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year is "Religion and Science: Irreconcilable?" written?

2. What is one attribute of American research that is giving them an increasing edge in the development of technology over other countries?

3. How does Einstein view Bertrand Russell?

4. What is one of Freud's accomplishments that Einstein praises?

5. "On Academic Freedom" (1931) defends whom?

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