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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Einstein refer to the way he feels about lecturing at the university?
(a) "A silly, pointless exercise."
(b) "The best work I've ever done."
(c) "My calling in life."
(d) "Performances on the trapeze."

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

4. Why is Albert kicked out of school in Chapter Two?
(a) He makes rude comments about his teachers.
(b) He starts too many fights.
(c) He asks too many questions and makes the teacher look bad.
(d) He is absent too often.

5. The reader learns that Einstein helps a girl understand a math question. How is she going to repay him for his help?
(a) Clean his house.
(b) Money.
(c) An ice cream cone.
(d) Run errands for him.

6. Einstein tells Miss Dukas he let the boy from the porch in for what purpose?
(a) To discuss an interesting theory.
(b) The weather is getting worse.
(c) The boy brings Einstein's mail.
(d) So that the boy can warm up and answer Einstein's questions.

7. What reason does the author mention for why Mileva is unhappy in her marriage?
(a) She has to keep house and has no time for learning.
(b) Her children are badly behaved.
(c) She no longer loves her husband.
(d) Her husband never spends any time with her.

8. The author says that Albert and Maja resemble each other strongly except for one feature. What is different about the children?
(a) Maja's eyes twinkle with laughter, while Albert's are clouded with dreams.
(b) Maja is short, while Albert is very tall.
(c) Maja is blonde, while Albert has dark hair.
(d) Maja is polite, while Albert is rude.

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

10. Which of the following does Einstein NOT enjoy in Chapter Seven?
(a) Musical concerts.
(b) Opera.
(c) Formal parties.
(d) Plays.

11. With what part of Einstein's job at the university is his wife dissatisfied in Chapter Six?
(a) The University doesn't promote his work.
(b) She is concerned about their financial situation.
(c) She feels he doesn't have enough time for his family.
(d) She doesn't like the other professors.

12. Einstein moves his family into a small apartment to save money, and the children wake up covered in bites. What is biting them?
(a) Roaches.
(b) Fleas.
(c) Bedbugs.
(d) Rats.

13. At the time it is published, the popular saying about Einstein's famous theory is what?
(a) Only a dozen men in the world understand it.
(b) He is completely insane.
(c) It changes the world.
(d) The idea is an old one that everyone knows about.

14. Mrs. Einstein worries that her son has difficulty in school. What reason does she NOT mention for being worried?
(a) No one knows what to expect from him.
(b) He is disrespectful.
(c) He spends too much time dreaming.
(d) He is shy.

15. In Chapter Four, what kind of father is Einstein?
(a) Unavailable.
(b) Devoted.
(c) Distant.
(d) Strict.

Short Answer Questions

1. Einstein's responses to the people he meets during the course of chapter one suggest what about his character?

2. Based on Einstein's work, scientists follow clues on atomic energy and eventually learn how to do what?

3. The Swiss schools are not anxious to hire Einstein for all BUT WHICH of the following reasons?

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

5. What reason does Hermann give for moving his family to Munich?

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