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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. What is Einstein's attitude about his new celebrity status at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) He is excited and enjoying it.
(b) He's convinced it dies down in three months or so.
(c) He knows he'll be famous forever.
(d) He hopes it lasts a long time.

2. Einstein is very happy to travel to California as Chapter Eleven begins because he gets to meet ______________, one of his early inspirations.
(a) Madame Curie.
(b) Michelson.
(c) Morley.
(d) Copernicus.

3. What sad event happens to the Einstein family during Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Maja dies.
(b) Elsa dies.
(c) Hermann dies.
(d) Ilse dies.

4. With which detractors of his theories does Einstein grow particularly angry?
(a) Those who attack him on personal matters.
(b) Those who are academically jealous.
(c) Those who set out to prove he is crazy.
(d) Those who don't understand his theory.

5. In the opening of Chapter Ten, the author mentions that the ____________ is one of the greatest honors that comes to any scientist, writer, or humanitarian.
(a) MacArthur Genius Award.
(b) National Medal of Science.
(c) International Leadership Award.
(d) Nobel Prize.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Chapter Twelve ends, the Einsteins are once again headed for what country?

2. What is unusual about Einstein's recommendations for people to take a US hospital job?

3. During the tour of Japan, Einstein's guide says that Einstein offends Japanese people. How?

4. During Chapter Eight, Einstein tells his wife to pack as he intends to travel to which country?

5. Einstein returns to work at the end of Chapter Thirteen. Why is this unusual?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the approach Einstein wants the U.S. to take in regards to the atomic bomb after its creation.

2. What plan does Einstein think up to slow the flood of autograph requests?

3. Describe the boat incident in Chapter Thirteen, and explain what the reader learns about Einstein from this story.

4. Why is Einstein no longer a pacifist in Chapter Fourteen?

5. Why is Einstein so enthused to meet Dr. Albert Michelson in California?

6. Why are the Einsteins happier in California than on other trips? What is different?

7. Why is Elsa Einstein unhappy in Jerusalem? Explain.

8. Einstein asks an American diplomat why the U.S. does not try to end Japan's aggressions in China with a boycott. Explain the diplomat's response and Einstein's feelings about the response.

9. Why is Einstein's international fame surprising?

10. Why is Einstein happier at Princeton University than he is at previous appointments?

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