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

3. Why doesn't Miss Dukas let the strange boy waiting for Einstein on the porch come inside the house?
(a) The boy is poor and dirty.
(b) She thinks the boy tries to steal Einstein's work.
(c) She knows Einstein doesn't like doing interviews.
(d) She thinks the boy is trying to sell something.

4. Einstein's work, and the work of scientists after him, eventually lead to the creation of what?
(a) Atomic bomb.
(b) National Guild of Scientists.
(c) Solar energy.
(d) Nuclear fusion.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the result of the total eclipse expeditions in Chapter Seven?

3. Mrs. Einstein worries that her son has difficulty in school. What reason does she NOT mention for being worried?

4. Einstein meets Mileva Maritsch at his new school. On what do they spend most of their time?

5. Mileva decides to add to the household income by supplementing her husband's university job with income from what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. Why is young Einstein disgusted with his music teacher? Explain.

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

9. Why is the job at the Patent Office a good position for Einstein? Explain.

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

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