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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Four, Einstein makes friends from other countries at his new school. What affect do their stories have on him?
(a) He plans a career in government.
(b) He starts plotting a German revolution.
(c) He thinks they're lying and refuses to spend time with them.
(d) He begins dreaming of freedom for all men.

2. During Chapter Six, in which of the following cities do Einstein and his family NOT live?
(a) Prague.
(b) Zurich.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

3. The Swiss schools are not anxious to hire Einstein for all BUT WHICH of the following reasons?
(a) He is not qualified.
(b) He is a foreigner.
(c) He is a beginner.
(d) He is a Jew.

4. In his spare time from work at the patent office, what does Einstein invent?
(a) A formula to measure the energy of the sun.
(b) A better way to measure gravity.
(c) A new way to calculate distance.
(d) A device for measuring small electric charges.

5. The two American scientists, Michelson and Morley, are trying to measure the speed of what?
(a) Light.
(b) Sound.
(c) Comets.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Einstein's work, and the work of scientists after him, eventually lead to the creation of what?

2. Shortly after the Einstein family relocates to Prague, Einstein is offered a full professorship where?

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

4. A boy in the coffee shop makes fun of Einstein as an absent-minded professor. How does the shop owner respond?

5. What is the most important part of school for Einstein's multi-cultural friends at his new school?

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