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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. When Einstein graduates from the University of Zurich, what degree is he awarded?
(a) Doctorate of Physics.
(b) Associate of Physics.
(c) Doctorate of Chemistry.
(d) Bachelor of Science.

2. What does Einstein say he thinks is the result of seeing the charm on his father's watch?
(a) First arouses his interest in science.
(b) Creates his curiosity.
(c) Makes him hate his father.
(d) Drives him to study geology.

3. In Chapter Six, a friend offers Einstein three positions in Berlin. Which of the following is NOT offered?
(a) Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Berlin.
(b) University of Berlin.
(c) The Science Institute of Berlin.
(d) Prussian Academy of Sciences of Berlin.

4. According to Chapter One, what odd experience does Einstein have in Germany before he leaves?
(a) He is pursued by the media.
(b) His whole family dies of a mysterious illness.
(c) He is first celebrated and then declared a traitor.
(d) The whole country hates him.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mileva say she misses about Switzerland during Chapter Six?

2. A boy in the coffee shop makes fun of Einstein as an absent-minded professor. How does the shop owner respond?

3. In the last few pages of Chapter One, how long does Einstein say it takes for him to gain a world reputation?

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

5. Einstein's work, and the work of scientists after him, eventually lead to the creation of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Albert from his questions about his father's compass?

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

3. Why does Einstein not enjoy giving interviews?

4. Describe Mileva Maritsch.

5. Do the townspeople respect Einstein at the beginning of the book?

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. As Einstein starts receiving professorships, why is Mileva still frustrated with their financial situation?

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