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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Uncle Jake feel when Albert admits how he feels about school?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Secretly sympathetic.

3. Chapter Two ends with Mrs. Einstein expressing her desire that her son becomes what?
(a) A good father.
(b) A factory owner.
(c) A violinist.
(d) A professor.

4. After the war, two teams are sent to record the total eclipse. Why are there two teams?
(a) To verify that the results are not fake.
(b) In case the weather is bad in one location.
(c) One team is not very good.
(d) International tension might make it difficult for teams to get to the location.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Einstein doesn't usually enjoy movies, but he does appreciate the one he attends as a guest of which movie star in Chapter Eleven?

2. Hitler claims that all BUT WHICH group causes Germany to lose World War I?

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

4. Which of the following does the author NOT mention as current possible benefits of atomic power?

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

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