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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Einstein encourages other scientists to check his theories, one of which requires a total eclipse. What prevents that experiment?
(a) World War 1.
(b) Russian Civil War.
(c) Franco-Prussian War.
(d) World War 2.

2. What does Einstein's famous formula mean?
(a) Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared.
(b) Energy equals mass times the speed of sound cubed.
(c) Energy equals motion times the speed of light.
(d) Energy equals motion times the speed of sound squared.

3. Toward the end of Chapter Seven, Einstein's theory is finally ______.
(a) Proven correct.
(b) Proven irrelevant.
(c) Proven incorrect.
(d) Proven ridiculous.

4. In Chapter Two, the reader learns that Hermann Einstein does what for a living?
(a) He is unemployed.
(b) Travels around giving speeches.
(c) Writes a newspaper.
(d) He is a factory owner.

5. The title of Chapter Seven says that Einstein is sometimes called the _____________ of the Twentieth Century.
(a) Genius.
(b) Newton.
(c) Copernicus.
(d) Darwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. The two American scientists, Michelson and Morley, are trying to measure the speed of what?

2. When Einstein graduates from the University of Zurich, what degree is he awarded?

3. After the war, two teams are sent to record the total eclipse. Why are there two teams?

4. Mrs. Einstein thinks her young son's problems are perhaps due to what?

5. Einstein's theory explains what about the sun?

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