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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Einstein's theory explains what about the sun?
(a) How it creates light.
(b) How it first comes into existence.
(c) How it creates heat.
(d) How it can send light and heat without burning out.

2. Albert's mother usually lets him stay up late to listen to music, but tonight she sends him to bed. Why?
(a) His cheeks are flushed and she's worried he is getting a fever.
(b) He is late for supper.
(c) He is misbehaving all day.
(d) She is tired of answering his questions.

3. During dinner in Chapter Two, why is Mrs. Einstein impatient for the children to get finished with dinner?
(a) She and her husband have a date.
(b) They are having dessert.
(c) Albert needs to do his homework.
(d) Her husband's employees are coming to enjoy some music.

4. During dinner, Maja tells her parents that her brother likes to do what?
(a) Make up songs and sing them.
(b) Pick on other children.
(c) Throw rocks at animals.
(d) Play in the sand pile.

5. The boy Miss Dukas leaves on the porch mentions to Einstein that his family all die in concentration camps, and that he is from what city?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Munich.
(c) Dresden.
(d) Ulm.

6. In the last few pages of Chapter One, how long does Einstein say it takes for him to gain a world reputation?
(a) A decade.
(b) Two years.
(c) Almost overnight.
(d) Six months.

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

8. What does Einstein tell the boy from the porch that he remembers best about Munich?
(a) Walking to school everyday.
(b) Fighting on the playground.
(c) Listening to his mother play Beethoven on the piano.
(d) Playing with his sister in the front yard.

9. Mrs. Einstein thinks her son should have what when he turns six?
(a) Math lessons.
(b) Music lessons.
(c) Speech lessons.
(d) History lessons.

10. How does Einstein feel about Mileva's ambitions?
(a) He thinks she is brilliant and enjoys her company.
(b) He thinks she is dumb and dislikes talking to her.
(c) He thinks she is beautiful and charming.
(d) He thinks she should focus more on housework.

11. What does Einstein's theory tell us about time and space?
(a) Neither of them change.
(b) Neither go on forever in the same fixed way.
(c) Neither of them are measurable.
(d) Neither of them matter.

12. The Einsteins come to the conclusion that they should divorce. What does the author say about their relationship after the divorce?
(a) They hate each other.
(b) They remain friends.
(c) They cannot stand living together.
(d) They ignore each other.

13. What is the most important part of school for Einstein's multi-cultural friends at his new school?
(a) Parties.
(b) Learning.
(c) A diploma.
(d) Being away from their families.

14. What kind of school does Einstein find in Aarau in Chapter Four?
(a) A difficult school where he quickly grows bored.
(b) One where teachers really try to help their students learn.
(c) A lazy place where teachers don't expect much of students.
(d) The same kind of school he attends in Munich.

15. What nickname do the boys at school give Albert?
(a) Evil Einstein.
(b) Dumb Albie.
(c) Honest John.
(d) Nosey Bertie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students attend Einstein's first few lectures at the university in Chapter Six?

2. What kind of school does Albert attend in Chapter Two?

3. At the time this story takes place, Einstein is living in what country?

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

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

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