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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. Elsa Einstein notes in an interview that "To be the wife of this man..."
(a) "is very entertaining."
(b) "is absolutely wonderful."
(c) "is very difficult."
(d) "is a huge nuisance."

2. Bertrand Russell comments that "Everybody knows that Einstein does something astonishing...".
(a) "and we eagerly await his next invention."
(b) "but very few people know exactly what it is that he does."
(c) "but no one thinks it is important."
(d) "and the whole world knows exactly what he does."

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

4. Besides the honor of the award in Chapter Ten, Einstein also receives what?
(a) Forty thousand dollars.
(b) Research grant.
(c) International acclaim.
(d) New professorship.

5. After children sing carols at the Einstein house for Christmas, what reward does he offer them?
(a) He goes with them.
(b) Math lessons.
(c) Some cookies.
(d) A few pennies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Einstein finally decide to deal with the autograph requests in Chapter Eight?

2. Once the atomic bomb is built and tested, how does Einstein recommend the US proceed?

3. A young man approaches Einstein, wanting to discuss the possibility of his formula being used to create explosives. How does Einstein respond?

4. One of the people who attends Einstein's lecture in Paris is _____.

5. What is Einstein's attitude toward the murder of Walter Rathenau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the opening of Chapter Nine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. The Holocaust is not underway when Einstein elects not to return to Germany. Why does he decide to stay away from his homeland?

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

4. 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.

5. Why is Einstein's international fame surprising?

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

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

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

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

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

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