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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Mrs. Einstein thinks her young son's problems are perhaps due to what?
(a) He is a sickly child.
(b) He is slow in learning to speak.
(c) He is a bad kid.
(d) He doesn't understand English.

3. In Chapter Four, Mileva is disgusted with the Kaiser because he says women should be concerned only with what?
(a) Family, Country, and Religion.
(b) Sewing, Children, and Money.
(c) Work, Church, and Husband.
(d) Kitchen, Church, and Children.

4. Albert's mother usually lets him stay up late to listen to music, but tonight she sends him to bed. Why?
(a) She is tired of answering his questions.
(b) His cheeks are flushed and she's worried he is getting a fever.
(c) He is late for supper.
(d) He is misbehaving all day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Einstein feel about Mileva's ambitions?

2. What solution does Uncle Jake propose for Albert's difficulties in school?

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

4. After he becomes a Swiss citizen, Einstein is able to secure a government job in what field?

5. What reason does Albert give when asked why he doesn't ask his teachers questions?

(see the answer key)

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