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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Albert is asked not to return to his school, Hermann tells his son that he can't support him anymore. Why?
(a) He is ready to retire.
(b) His electrical shops fail.
(c) They no longer get along well.
(d) Albert is too old to live at home.

2. After he becomes a Swiss citizen, Einstein is able to secure a government job in what field?
(a) University.
(b) Postal Service.
(c) Patent Office.
(d) Congress.

3. Why is the hometown of the boy waiting on the porch significant to Einstein?
(a) His sister lives there.
(b) He is friends with a woman who lives there.
(c) It is also Einstein's hometown.
(d) He attends school there.

4. Einstein meets Mileva Maritsch at his new school. On what do they spend most of their time?
(a) Going out with friends.
(b) Debating religious issues.
(c) Planning social revolution.
(d) Reading and discussing scientific problems.

5. When finally able to test the theory, researchers discover what about Einstein's work?
(a) He is wrong.
(b) He makes it all up.
(c) He makes no sense at all.
(d) He is correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Einstein's theory tell us about time and space?

2. What types of questions does Albert think about when he visits the church on his way home from school?

3. After dinner, Albert claims he'll be able to sleep better if he can take what to bed?

4. What nickname do the boys at school give Albert?

5. What kind of school does Einstein find in Aarau in Chapter Four?

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