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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When asked by a reporter if he is happy in America, how does Einstein respond?
(a) "I am very happy if I ever get to see it."
(b) "I think this place is a dump."
(c) "I don't mind living here."
(d) "I am much happier when I leave it."

2. Einstein mentions during the Berlin gift nonsense that it "becomes an excuse for many people for the best thing there is in life:________".
(a) "I mean a laugh."
(b) "I mean money."
(c) "I mean entertainment."
(d) "I mean debate."

3. In Chapter Thirteen, Infeld says of the professor, "Once a work is finished his interest in it ____".
(a) Wanes.
(b) Becomes different.
(c) Ceases.
(d) Increases.

4. After children sing carols at the Einstein house for Christmas, what reward does he offer them?
(a) He goes with them.
(b) Math lessons.
(c) A few pennies.
(d) Some cookies.

5. Mrs. Einstein thinks her young son's problems are perhaps due to what?
(a) He is a bad kid.
(b) He is a sickly child.
(c) He is slow in learning to speak.
(d) He doesn't understand English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Einstein's theory explains what about the sun?

2. Einstein grants one final interview to a young man in the safety of his cabin in Chapter Ten. Why does he grant this interview?

3. Mrs. Einstein worries that her son has difficulty in school. What reason does she NOT mention for being worried?

4. With which detractors of his theories does Einstein grow particularly angry?

5. The author mentions three ways Einstein behaves toward all admirers. Which of the following is NOT mentioned?

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