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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 Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Einstein finally resumes his research on what?

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

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

4. Einstein is worried toward the end of Chapter Ten because he learns that it is not safe to do what in Marseilles, France?

5. During Chapter Nine, how does Mrs. Einstein begin to feel about their fame?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Einstein's worries about the German Republic and his disturbing revelation in Marseilles.

2. Why is Hitler's persecution of Einstein as a Jew ironic? Explain.

3. Explain why the author calls Einstein a false prophet at the beginning of Chapter Eight.

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

5. Why does Einstein finally decide to settle in America?

6. Why do some Berlin scientists imply that Einstein is a traitor to his country?

7. Why is Einstein's international fame surprising?

8. 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.

9. Describe Einstein's attempts to help those less fortunate refugees in Chapter Thirteen.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Given the effects of his work, is Einstein a hero or a villain? Support either assertion with examples of people with similar strengths or weaknesses.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Einstein's relationship with Germany from his early days as a professor to his final days in America. How does the relationship change? How do the attitudes of the common people change? Is Einstein responsible in any way for his status, or is he purely a victim of circumstance?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Einstein's changing relationship with his religion, from his attitude toward it as a child through young adulthood and finally to old age. In what ways does religion influence him through his life, if at all? How does he reconcile faith with science?

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