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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. When does Einstein get in touch with his Jewish heritage?
(a) After going to Germany.
(b) He does from an early age.
(c) After attending Jewish seminary.
(d) He never really does.

2. What does Infinite space mean?
(a) That eternity and inifinite space are identical.
(b) That there is no finte end to the boundaries of the Universe.
(c) That any number of bodies of equal size can be laid side-by-side without ever filling it.
(d) That space is occupied by an infinite number of atoms.

3. What is as rigid and absolute as Newton's space?
(a) The theory of constants.
(b) The idea of non-space.
(c) The idea of ionic space.
(d) The theroy of relativity.

4. Though the scientific method can teach how facts relate and condition one another, what can it not do?
(a) Deduce the goal of human aspirations.
(b) Teach compassion.
(c) Determine absolute truth.
(d) Determine the existence of God.

5. What should history do?
(a) Teach the future.
(b) Interpret the progress in civilization rather than calculating power and success.
(c) Be forgotten.
(d) Influence the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Einstein, what must Jews continue to do?

2. Why should Judaism not be called a religion?

3. What is the goal of the Jewish people in Palestine?

4. Why does Einstein put mathematics above other sciences?

5. Whose work shatters the framework of classical mechanics and provides the basis for further research in physics?

(see the answer key)

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