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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Einstein graduates from the University of Zurich, what degree is he awarded?
(a) Bachelor of Science.
(b) Doctorate of Physics.
(c) Doctorate of Chemistry.
(d) Associate of Physics.

2. A boy in the coffee shop makes fun of Einstein as an absent-minded professor. How does the shop owner respond?
(a) He laughs and joins in on the joke.
(b) He ignores the comment.
(c) He throws the boy out of his shop.
(d) He reproves the boy and says Einstein is the smartest man in the world.

3. What is Einstein's attitude toward the murder of Walter Rathenau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the opening of Chapter Nine?
(a) He thinks Rathenau has it coming.
(b) He is shocked and worried about the anti-Semitism rising in Germany.
(c) He doesn't feel that it makes a difference in his life.
(d) He believes the man should be more careful.

4. Einstein always tries to help others. In what way does he try to help most in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Giving scholarships to good students.
(b) Donating to the war effort.
(c) Getting refugees out of Europe.
(d) Rebuilding neighborhood homes.

5. Who is present when Einstein dies at the end of Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Maja.
(b) Hans.
(c) Night nurse.
(d) Elsa.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On his walk at the opening of Chapter One, who does Einstein NOT greet?

3. Einstein mentions during the Berlin gift nonsense that it "becomes an excuse for many people for the best thing there is in life:________".

4. Mrs. Einstein thinks her young son's problems are perhaps due to what?

5. What does Einstein say is the most important part of the Royal Society's research, after he receives their findings on his theory?

(see the answer key)

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