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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Einstein's attitude toward politics during Chapter Seven?
(a) He finds it fascinating.
(b) He is never interested.
(c) He is involved for a long time.
(d) He thinks it ridiculous.

3. 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) One team is not very good.
(c) To verify that the results are not fake.
(d) International tension might make it difficult for teams to get to the location.

4. Why does Hermann Einstein know more about science than the average businessman?
(a) He has read a great deal about science.
(b) He has a PhD in chemistry.
(c) His factory produces electrical and chemical supplies.
(d) His son teaches him.

5. After Albert is asked not to return to his school, Hermann tells his son that he can't support him anymore. Why?
(a) They no longer get along well.
(b) His electrical shops fail.
(c) He is ready to retire.
(d) Albert is too old to live at home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During Chapter Two, Albert tells his father that he wants something specific for his upcoming birthday. What is it?

3. When Mrs. Einstein asks how Albert gets his nickname at school, what does he tell her?

4. Toward the end of Chapter Three, Albert tells his father that he wishes to attend what institution?

5. As the war drags on, scientists in which country are planning to test Einstein's theory on the total eclipse?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Einstein change his mind about granting the boy from the porch an interview?

3. Explain Einstein's view, as stated in Chapter Seven, on how scientists should behave in the global community.

4. Why is Einstein asked not to return to the Luitpold Gymnasium?

5. Describe Einstein's parents, Pauline and Hermann. What type of parents are they?

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

7. Why does Mileva decide not to move with her husband to Berlin?

8. Why does Einstein not enjoy giving interviews?

9. Explain what happens to the group of German astronomers who plan to check Einstein's theory on light rays by observing a total eclipse.

10. Why do Michelson and Morley assume that their experiments are a failure?

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