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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. The city of Berlin decides to give Einstein what for his 50th birthday?
(a) A beautiful plaque in appreciation.
(b) A park bearing his name.
(c) A statue in the center of town.
(d) A new house on the river.

2. The President of Columbia University, in his introduction, says that Dr. Einstein gives the world...?
(a) "nothing special."
(b) "a grand new future."
(c) "a way to build weapons."
(d) "an intellectual lighthouse."

3. Hitler turns on the Jews first because he is not yet ready for war. He intends to wage war on all BUT WHICH of the following countries?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) America.
(d) England.

4. As Einstein grows older, he discovers that he enjoys a new hobby. What is it?
(a) Sailing.
(b) Writing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Driving.

5. At the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Einstein finally resumes his research on what?
(a) Photoelectric effect.
(b) Gravitational fields.
(c) Thermodynamic fluctuation.
(d) Relativity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A major event takes place in Einstein's family in Chapter Ten. What is it?

3. Why is Einstein's assistant, Infeld, unable to answer a reporter's question on what Einstein thinks of the book they co-write?

4. How does the new prestige of the award from Chapter Ten affect Einstein's behavior?

5. In Hitler's eyes, Einstein is guilty because he is all BUT WHICH of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. With what group of critics does Einstein grow angry in Chapter Eight, and why?

2. Elsa Einstein says that it is difficult to be married to Albert Einstein. Does this seem likely? Why is it difficult?

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

4. Why is Einstein's international fame surprising?

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

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

7. Why is Hitler's persecution of Einstein as a Jew ironic? Explain.

8. Einstein brings national attention to Germany, so it seems logical that Hitler celebrates Einstein's success. This is not the case. Why?

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

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

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