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

3. In Chapter Six, a friend offers Einstein three positions in Berlin. Which of the following is NOT offered?
(a) The Science Institute of Berlin.
(b) University of Berlin.
(c) Prussian Academy of Sciences of Berlin.
(d) Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Berlin.

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

5. Einstein's theory explains what about the sun?
(a) How it first comes into existence.
(b) How it creates light.
(c) How it creates heat.
(d) How it can send light and heat without burning out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Albert's mother usually lets him stay up late to listen to music, but tonight she sends him to bed. Why?

2. Einstein tells Miss Dukas he let the boy from the porch in for what purpose?

3. Why is Albert glad that his uncle doesn't ask about his friends at school?

4. The author says that Albert and Maja resemble each other strongly except for one feature. What is different about the children?

5. Why is Albert kicked out of school in Chapter Two?

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