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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. In Chapter Four, Mileva is disgusted with the Kaiser because he says women should be concerned only with what?
2. Einstein's work, and the work of scientists after him, eventually lead to the creation of what?
3. At the time this story takes place, Einstein is living in what country?
4. What is Einstein's attitude toward politics during Chapter Seven?
5. What types of questions does Albert think about when he visits the church on his way home from school?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain what happens to the group of German astronomers who plan to check Einstein's theory on light rays by observing a total eclipse.
2. 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?
3. Describe Einstein's parents, Pauline and Hermann. What type of parents are they?
4. What does Einstein's theory of relativity have to do with Michelson and Morley's experiment?
5. Why do Michelson and Morley assume that their experiments are a failure?
6. Why is Einstein sometimes called the Newton of the twentieth century?
7. Describe Mr. Einstein's appearance at the opening of the book.
8. Why does Mileva decide not to move with her husband to Berlin?
9. 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?
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
Albert Einstein is a pacifist. Using supporting material from the book, explain his world view and how it evolves over the course of his life. What are the factors that initially influence him to become a pacifist, and why does he eventually abandon the notion? How does his pacifism affect his scientific career?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the ways in which Einstein's experiences at the Polytechnic School form who he is for the rest of his life. What impact do his friends have? What impact does Mileva have? If the school is structured differently, does Einstein become a different person? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
What impact does Einstein's theory have in areas other than science? What philosophers use his work, and for what purposes?
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