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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 "The World as I See It".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, in Einstein's opinion, did the religious geniuses of all ages have in common?
(a) intellectual superiority.
(b) martyrdom.
(c) the embracing a church or temple of some kind.
(d) rejection of dogma and God in man's image.

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

3. What was Lorentz' "unspoken but faithfully followed advice"?
(a) "Survival of the Fittest".
(b) "To Thine Own Self Be True".
(c) "Virtue is its own reward".
(d) "Not mastery but service".

4. How does Einstein feel one does the best service to his fellowmen?
(a) by giving them some elevating work to do.
(b) by being a good example.
(c) by teaching them.
(d) by sharing one's goods with them.

5. Who was Frauelein Knake?
(a) Katzenstein's enthusiastic fellow-worker.
(b) Einstein's niece.
(c) a patient of Katzenstein's.
(d) Katzenstein's future daughter-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Einstein was in contrast to his passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility?

2. What is Einstein's political ideal?

3. What does Einstein remind himself a hundred times a day?

4. What was the problem forced on Einstein's Berlin surgeon friend out of the necessities of his practice?

5. What did Berliner describe a scientific author to be a cross between in his humorous riddle?

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