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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. During dinner in Chapter Two, why is Mrs. Einstein impatient for the children to get finished with dinner?
2. Miss Dukas reproves Einstein for doing what toward the end of Chapter One?
3. Chapter Five opens with Einstein presenting his paper on what?
4. When Einstein graduates from the University of Zurich, what degree is he awarded?
5. On his walk at the opening of Chapter One, who does Einstein NOT greet?
Short Essay Questions
1. Is it easy or difficult to manage a child like Albert? Explain.
2. Why is Einstein sometimes called the Newton of the twentieth century?
3. What does Einstein's theory of relativity have to do with Michelson and Morley's experiment?
4. Why does Hermann Einstein say that an education is so important? He mentions that "a Jew needs one to get along nowadays." To what situation is Hermann referring?
5. Describe young Albert Einstein's feelings about school.
6. 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?
7. In what ways is Elsa just what Einstein needs? Explain.
8. Explain Einstein's view, as stated in Chapter Seven, on how scientists should behave in the global community.
9. Why does Einstein get along better with his peers at the University than he does with his schoolmates previously?
10. Why does Einstein change his mind about granting the boy from the porch an interview?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Not all of the results of Einstein's work are negative in the way that the atomic bomb is negative. Discuss three modern-day uses either related to or directly stemming from Einstein's work and possible future applications. Be sure to illustrate the relationship between Einstein's theory and modern theory clearly.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the different schools Einstein attends and discuss why those schools are helpful or harmful to Einstein as he matures. What effect do the various types of instruction have on his personality and on his teaching career later in life?
Essay Topic 3
Pick an Einstein quote that sums up his character and discuss in detail why that particular quote says all that needs to be said about him. The selected quote should speak to at least three different aspects of his character.
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