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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shortly after the Einstein family relocates to Prague, Einstein is offered a full professorship where?
(a) The Science Institute in Berlin.
(b) MIT in the USA.
(c) His old Gymnasium in Munich.
(d) Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich.

2. Albert's nursery governess says what about her experience taking the children to the park?
(a) Albert always refuses to play with other children.
(b) She spends all her time knitting.
(c) It usually starts raining by the time they get there.
(d) Maja starts fights with other children.

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

4. What is the most important part of school for Einstein's multi-cultural friends at his new school?
(a) A diploma.
(b) Parties.
(c) Being away from their families.
(d) Learning.

5. 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 new way to calculate distance.
(c) A device for measuring small electric charges.
(d) A better way to measure gravity.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Mileva say she misses about Switzerland during Chapter Six?

4. In Chapter Two, the reader learns that Hermann Einstein does what for a living?

5. Why is Hermann Einstein pleased when his son displays interest in the pocket watch?

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