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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Four, what kind of father is Einstein?
(a) Devoted.
(b) Unavailable.
(c) Strict.
(d) Distant.

2. Toward the end of Chapter One, Einstein finds a boy waiting for him on the porch. In what language does the boy speak to him?
(a) Swedish.
(b) English.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

3. Though he has enemies in political circles, why os Einstein is happy during Chapter Nine?
(a) He feels sure it ends soon.
(b) Common people still love him.
(c) He doesn't care about politics.
(d) World leaders appreciate his work.

4. What does Mileva say she misses about Switzerland during Chapter Six?
(a) Their friends are much nicer.
(b) All races get along well together.
(c) Their house is better.
(d) People leave them alone.

5. During the tour of Japan, Einstein's guide says that Einstein offends Japanese people. How?
(a) He does not greet the mayor appropriately.
(b) He does not put on a clean coat for the lecture.
(c) His lecture does not last four hours like the first.
(d) He does not bother to learn Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What universities does Einstein NOT visit on his trip in Chapter Eight?

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

3. The author states that several French physicists give Einstein a cold reception in Chapter Eight. What reason does the author give for this?

4. Elsa Einstein notes in an interview that "To be the wife of this man..."

5. Based on Einstein's work, scientists follow clues on atomic energy and eventually learn how to do what?

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