View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward the end of Chapter One, Einstein finds a boy waiting for him on the porch. In what language does the boy speak to him?
(a) Swedish.
(b) German.
(c) Italian.
(d) English.

2. Why is Hermann annoyed when the family sits down to dinner in Chapter Two?
(a) The mashed potatoes are cold.
(b) His daughter is misbehaving.
(c) The knife he is using is dull.
(d) Albert does not come in for dinner.

3. What does Einstein's famous formula mean?
(a) Energy equals motion times the speed of light.
(b) Energy equals mass times the speed of sound cubed.
(c) Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared.
(d) Energy equals motion times the speed of sound squared.

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

5. Who takes care of Einstein after his divorce?
(a) His cousin, Elsa.
(b) His mother, Pauline.
(c) His wife, Mileva.
(d) His father, Hermann.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Four, Mileva is disgusted with the Kaiser because he says women should be concerned only with what?

3. Mrs. Einstein thinks her son should have what when he turns six?

4. Mrs. Einstein thinks her young son's problems are perhaps due to what?

5. How does Einstein feel about Mileva's ambitions?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the author, how is the relationship between Einstein and Mileva during and after their divorce?

2. The reader learns that Einstein's work eventually leads other scientists to create the atom bomb. Why?

3. Why is Einstein sometimes called the Newton of the twentieth century?

4. Why does Einstein not enjoy giving interviews?

5. Describe Pauline Einstein. What kind of woman is she?

6. Based on Einstein's dialogue with community members, what type of person does he seem to be in Chapter One?

7. Describe Mr. Einstein's appearance at the opening of the book.

8. What is interesting about Einstein's approach to the customary visits usually undertaken by new staff members? What is the result of his decision?

9. In Chapter Two, Pauline Einstein thinks that Albert is ill and sends him to bed early. What brings about the change in Albert's appearance, and why does his mother mistake it for illness?

10. Describe Mileva Maritsch's frustrations with her marriage to Einstein. Is it Einstein with whom she is displeased, or something else?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 937 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample