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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Einstein finally resumes his research on what?
(a) Photoelectric effect.
(b) Gravitational fields.
(c) Relativity.
(d) Thermodynamic fluctuation.

2. What types of questions does Albert think about when he visits the church on his way home from school?
(a) Science issues.
(b) Religious issues.
(c) Human behavior.
(d) Inventions.

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

4. The Swiss schools are not anxious to hire Einstein for all BUT WHICH of the following reasons?
(a) He is a Jew.
(b) He is not qualified.
(c) He is a foreigner.
(d) He is a beginner.

5. Einstein resigns from the Commission for the Co-operation of Intellectuals after a year because he realizes what about the organization?
(a) They are only interested in making money.
(b) They are only interested in stopping Communism.
(c) They are only interested in helping the powerful members.
(d) They are only interesting in the smaller countries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Einstein receives several gifts as he prepares to leave the US. What is his attitude toward these gifts?

2. What does Einstein say he thinks is the result of seeing the charm on his father's watch?

3. Who becomes Einstein's second wife?

4. Toward the end of Chapter Thirteen, what happens to Elsa Einstein?

5. The title of Chapter Seven says that Einstein is sometimes called the _____________ of the Twentieth Century.

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