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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. At the close of Chapter Eleven, Einstein is asked about Hitler. What answer does he give?
2. Why does Einstein decide not to accept the offered professorship in Jerusalem after leaving Germany?
3. Mrs. Einstein is frightened and alarmed when she hears what report in Chapter Twelve?
4. Why is Einstein's assistant, Infeld, unable to answer a reporter's question on what Einstein thinks of the book they co-write?
5. A young man approaches Einstein, wanting to discuss the possibility of his formula being used to create explosives. How does Einstein respond?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the boat incident in Chapter Thirteen, and explain what the reader learns about Einstein from this story.
2. Why is Einstein so enthused to meet Dr. Albert Michelson in California?
3. Einstein wins a Nobel Prize for physics in 1922, but not for his theory on relativity. For what work is he given the Nobel, and why is relativity not included?
4. With what group of critics does Einstein grow angry in Chapter Eight, and why?
5. The Holocaust is not underway when Einstein elects not to return to Germany. Why does he decide to stay away from his homeland?
6. Why do some Berlin scientists imply that Einstein is a traitor to his country?
7. Why are the Einsteins happier in California than on other trips? What is different?
8. Describe Einstein's attempts to help those less fortunate refugees in Chapter Thirteen.
9. Explain why some Japanese are insulted when Einstein speaks in that country.
10. What reason does Einstein give for wishing to cooperate particularly with American scientists?
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
What kind of woman is Mileva Maritsch? Does the author present her fairly? Compare and contrast the author's portrait of Mileva with your own research. In what ways are the accounts of her similar, and in what ways do they differ?
Essay Topic 3
Albert Einstein is a problem student. Is he too lazy to learn, or does his school system fail him? Use supporting material from the text and discuss in detail the challenge of teaching Einstein. What other great scholars or artists are difficult students?
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