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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. Why is Einstein's assistant, Infeld, unable to answer a reporter's question on what Einstein thinks of the book they co-write?
2. What is Einstein's favorite part about the job at the new university as Chapter Thirteen begins?
3. How does the new prestige of the award from Chapter Ten affect Einstein's behavior?
4. How does Einstein finally decide to deal with the autograph requests in Chapter Eight?
5. On the way home from the trip to Japan, Einstein cannot resist an invitation to visit what country?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. Elsa Einstein says that it is difficult to be married to Albert Einstein. Does this seem likely? Why is it difficult?
3. What does Einstein's behavior after Elsa's death in Chapter Thirteen tell the reader about him? Is he insensitive?
4. Why is Hitler's persecution of Einstein as a Jew ironic? Explain.
5. Why does Einstein finally decide to settle in America?
6. The Holocaust is not underway when Einstein elects not to return to Germany. Why does he decide to stay away from his homeland?
7. With what group of critics does Einstein grow angry in Chapter Eight, and why?
8. Explain Einstein's view of the political climate in Germany at the beginning of Chapter Nine.
9. What reason does Einstein give for wishing to cooperate particularly with American scientists?
10. Explain why the author calls Einstein a false prophet at the beginning of Chapter Eight.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the reader reconcile Einstein's pacifism with his decision to become involved with the production of the atomic bomb? Aren't those two things mutually exclusive? Is Einstein a hypocrite, or is there a bigger picture to consider?
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
Imagine parenting Albert Einstein as a young child. Do his parents do a good job with him, or are they so far off the mark in understanding him that they parent badly? In what ways could they do things differently, or make greater efforts to understand him more completely? Be sure to use supporting material from the text.
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