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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 ironic about Hitler's attitude toward Einstein in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Einstein makes Hitler famous.
(b) Einstein agrees with Hitler's policies.
(c) Einstein is not particularly tied to his religion.
(d) Einstein doesn't live in Germany.

2. After Einstein becomes famous, the visitors coming to the house want a variety of things. Which of the following is NOT one of their demands?
(a) That he takes a better job.
(b) That he grants an interview.
(c) That he listens to theory/invention proposals.
(d) That he gives an autograph.

3. During the tour of Japan, Einstein's guide says that Einstein offends Japanese people. How?
(a) His lecture does not last four hours like the first.
(b) He does not greet the mayor appropriately.
(c) He does not bother to learn Japanese.
(d) He does not put on a clean coat for the lecture.

4. Einstein grants one final interview to a young man in the safety of his cabin in Chapter Ten. Why does he grant this interview?
(a) Elsa begs him to grant it.
(b) Because he is friends with the man's parents.
(c) So the young man doesn't lose his job.
(d) The man threatens to blackmail him.

5. Einstein has a medical issue in Chapter Ten. While in Switzerland, he has a ___________.
(a) Broken hip.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Brain tumor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the following, who is NOT present at Einstein's welcome to America in Chapter Eleven?

2. What sad event happens to the Einstein family during Chapter Thirteen?

3. What is Einstein's favorite part about the job at the new university as Chapter Thirteen begins?

4. In what year does Einstein die?

5. Einstein learns he is awarded what distinction at the end of Chapter Nine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Einstein, a former pacifist, agrees to speak to President Roosevelt about the creation of an atomic bomb.

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

3. Explain why the author calls Einstein a false prophet at the beginning of Chapter Eight.

4. Why does Einstein finally decide to settle in America?

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

6. Explain Einstein's view of the political climate in Germany at the beginning of Chapter Nine.

7. What does Einstein's behavior after Elsa's death in Chapter Thirteen tell the reader about him? Is he insensitive?

8. What reason does Einstein give for wishing to cooperate particularly with American scientists?

9. Why do some Berlin scientists imply that Einstein is a traitor to his country?

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

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