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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "Germany".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the date Einstein wrote his Manifesto about only staying in a country with political liberty, toleration and equality of citizens existed?
(a) May, 1932.
(b) May, 1935.
(c) March, 1934.
(d) March, 1933.

2. What was the primary duty of a scientific academy in Einstein's opinion?
(a) to encourage and protect the scientific life of a country.
(b) to do scientific research.
(c) to publish scientific papers.
(d) to hold regular meetings for scientists' intercommunication.

3. Who, in this materialistic world, are the most profoundly religious people according to Einstein?
(a) philanthropists.
(b) priests and ministers.
(c) serious scientific workers.
(d) welfare workers.

4. What was the cultural flowering of the Italian Renaissance based on?
(a) rich patrons who supported struggling artists.
(b) the beauty of the Italian landscape and aid of the Pope.
(c) the liberation and comparative isolation of the individual.
(d) portraying the scriptures in painting and sculpture.

5. What comment did Einstein make about the letter from von Ficker of the Prussian academy to him?
(a) the letter made saddened him.
(b) the letter was a complete surprise to him.
(c) the letter showed him how right he had been to resign.
(d) the letter made him extremely angry,

Short Answer Questions

1. In what German city was the Bavarian Academy of Sciences located?

2. To whom did Einstein compare conscientious objectors?

3. What did Einstein feel used to unite Europe as late as the 17th century?

4. What did Einstein want the Prussian Academy of Sciences to do with his written statement?

5. Einstein called the League of Nations not much more than a what?

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