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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the people who attends Einstein's lecture in Paris is _____.
(a) Madame Curie.
(b) Rosalind Franklin.
(c) Rachel Carson.
(d) Virginia Apgar.

2. Miss Dukas reproves Einstein for doing what toward the end of Chapter One?
(a) Drinking coffee at the coffee shop.
(b) Letting strangers into the house.
(c) Going out without his socks.
(d) Talking to too many people on his way home.

3. Who comes to live with Einstein early in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Margot.
(b) Maja.
(c) Elsa.
(d) Hans.

4. 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.

5. The President of Columbia University, in his introduction, says that Dr. Einstein gives the world...?
(a) "a grand new future."
(b) "a way to build weapons."
(c) "an intellectual lighthouse."
(d) "nothing special."

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time it is published, the popular saying about Einstein's famous theory is what?

2. Why does Hermann Einstein know more about science than the average businessman?

3. In relation to Michelson and Morley's work, Einstein's theory claims what?

4. What does Einstein's famous formula mean?

5. Why is Hermann Einstein pleased when his son displays interest in the pocket watch?

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