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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Uncle Jake feel when Albert admits how he feels about school?
(a) Angry.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Secretly sympathetic.
(d) Sad.

2. In the last few pages of Chapter One, how long does Einstein say it takes for him to gain a world reputation?
(a) Six months.
(b) A decade.
(c) Two years.
(d) Almost overnight.

3. What reason does the author mention for why Mileva is unhappy in her marriage?
(a) Her husband never spends any time with her.
(b) Her children are badly behaved.
(c) She no longer loves her husband.
(d) She has to keep house and has no time for learning.

4. What solution does Uncle Jake propose for Albert's difficulties in school?
(a) That Albert tries harder to pay attention at school.
(b) That Albert come to him with questions.
(c) That Albert stay after school to ask questions.
(d) That Albert drops out of school.

5. A boy in the coffee shop makes fun of Einstein as an absent-minded professor. How does the shop owner respond?
(a) He reproves the boy and says Einstein is the smartest man in the world.
(b) He throws the boy out of his shop.
(c) He laughs and joins in on the joke.
(d) He ignores the comment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Chapter One, what odd experience does Einstein have in Germany before he leaves?

3. Whom does Hermann suggest his son ask about the compass?

4. Why is Hermann annoyed when the family sits down to dinner in Chapter Two?

5. Toward the end of Chapter Three, Albert tells his father that he wishes to attend what institution?

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