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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, pp. 217-290.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Einstein think humans act and think?
(a) Because they are superior to animals.
(b) Because it is a compulsion built into them genetically.
(c) In order to evolve.
(d) To satisfy needs and avoid pain.

2. Neither intelligence nor institutions can substitute for what?
(a) Military aid to save the Jews.
(b) A new homeland for the Jews.
(c) A life that is safe.
(d) Understanding, justice, and willingness to help others.

3. Who is is the "noblest man of our times" and a natural leader?
(a) The engineer Joseph Popper-Lynkaeus.
(b) The Dutch physicist H. A. Lorentz.
(c) J. Menniger.
(d) Mahatma Ghandi.

4. What is the goal of the Jewish people in Palestine?
(a) To find a place to establish Israel that is not so disruptive to the Arab peoples.
(b) To relocate the Arabs to other Arab nations.
(c) To restore Jewish tradition and to live side-by-side with the Arabs.
(d) To have a joint government with the Arabs in Palestine.

5. What do friends and foes alike say the Jews represent?
(a) A step forward in human evolution.
(b) The ideal to which other peoples should strive.
(c) A group of people united by beliefs rather than genetics.
(d) A race whose behaviors are hereditary.

Short Answer Questions

1. When are people happiest?

2. What happens if there are no general laws?

3. To what is attributed ideals of social justice, mutual aid, philanthropy, tolerance and the exaltation of intellectual aspiration and spiritual effort?

4. How does Einstein characterize pure scientific research?

5. To what does a fable about a shepherd boy, a horse, and a stag relate?

(see the answer key)

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