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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. Whose work shatters the framework of classical mechanics and provides the basis for further research in physics?
(a) Max Planck.
(b) Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.
(c) Paul Dirac.
(d) Frederick Grover.

2. What does the the "Riemannian curvature" do?
(a) Shows how orbits are created.
(b) Defines the orbit of electrons.
(c) Helps explain the shape of Earth and other planets.
(d) Links the theory with the facts of astronomy.

3. Who does Einstein urge to appreciate the legacy of countless generations and work to understand all nations and ages?
(a) Elderly politicians.
(b) Unhappy youth.
(c) Those who would go to war.
(d) Happy youth.

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

5. "On Academic Freedom" (1931) defends whom?
(a) E. J. Gumbel.
(b) Kant.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Schoenberger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is as rigid and absolute as Newton's space?

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

3. What guards Jews from social and psychological problems?

4. Why should Judaism not be called a religion?

5. What is the starting point for the concept of space?

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