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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Einstein feel about Mileva's ambitions?
(a) He thinks she is beautiful and charming.
(b) He thinks she is brilliant and enjoys her company.
(c) He thinks she should focus more on housework.
(d) He thinks she is dumb and dislikes talking to her.

2. In 1905, why don't other scientists know whether or not Einstein is correct?
(a) No one is able to recreate the experiment.
(b) No one understands his work well enough to do the experiments.
(c) No one hears of his work.
(d) No one takes him seriously.

3. Einstein mentions that his father shows him a charm on a watch chain when he is about five. What is the charm?
(a) A dog.
(b) A planet.
(c) A compass.
(d) A fish.

4. What is the result of the total eclipse expeditions in Chapter Seven?
(a) The teams never gets to their destinations.
(b) They are unable to get the pictures needed.
(c) The total eclipse does not happen as scheduled.
(d) They get the pictures needed.

5. When asked by a reporter if he is happy in America, how does Einstein respond?
(a) "I am much happier when I leave it."
(b) "I am very happy if I ever get to see it."
(c) "I think this place is a dump."
(d) "I don't mind living here."

Short Answer Questions

1. What universities does Einstein NOT visit on his trip in Chapter Eight?

2. With what aspect of New York is Einstein frustrated?

3. Elsa Einstein notes in an interview that "To be the wife of this man..."

4. The city of Berlin decides to give Einstein what for his 50th birthday?

5. The Einsteins come to the conclusion that they should divorce. What does the author say about their relationship after the divorce?

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