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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. Why are some self-professed pacifists not to be relied on in time of war according to Einstein?

2. Einstein felt himself lucky to witness the peace demonstration organized by what people?

3. How did Einstein view property, outward success and luxury?

4. Who prevents the peaceful settlement of international disputes according to Einstein?

5. Why were the laws of Prohibition destructive laws according to Einstein?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Einstein admire about Dr. Solf?

2. What was Einstein's opinion about conscientious objectors?

3. According to Einstein what was religion based on for primitive man and what did it develop into?

4. What two comments did Einstein make about class differences?

5. Why did Einstein feel compelled to leave the Commission of the League of Nations?

6. What were some of Einstein's opinions about George Bernard Shaw?

7. List one of the things the member States of the League of Nations should be bound to?

8. What did Einstein think the true value of the human being is?

9. Why did Einstein feel H.A. Lorentz was the greatest and noblest man of his times?

10. What did Einstein remind himself of a hundred times a day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What negative things does Einstein feel the press and mass media do? How are the masses negatively influenced by these?

2) Who was H.A. Lorentz and why did Einstein admire him?

3) What were the Solvay Congresses? Where did they take place? Who presided over them? Who gathered for them?

4) Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Explain why Einstein considers himself a religious man? What, according to Einstein, engendered religion?

2) Tell what Gumbel was noted for. What did he write about? What saddens Einstein about Gumbel?

3) What did Einstein feel was the true value of a human being? Why?

4) Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) What does Einstein say about the technical advancements and organization of work in America? What has resulted from these things?

2) How does Einstein characterize the American attitude toward life? How does it differ from the European attitude?

3) Discuss Einstein's views on the American Prohibition laws.

4) Choose two of the above topics and write on them

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