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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pp. 28-80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Einstein say is very detrimental to the respect for the government?
(a) Restricting voting rights.
(b) Passing unenforceable laws.
(c) Engaging in unwinnable wars.
(d) Giving the vote to women.

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

3. How should readers approach the person in question #32?
(a) With an open mind.
(b) With the idea of refuting what he writes.
(c) The man's works should not be read by the average person.
(d) With skepticism.

4. What puzzles Einstein about one aspect of the American economy?
(a) The lack of a savings plan.
(b) The fact that paper money is not backed by gold and silver.
(c) The high tariffs on foreign goods.
(d) That the cost of labor is so high in comparison to goods produced.

5. What does Einstein need a great deal of?
(a) Social interaction.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Possessions.
(d) Solitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Einstein laud in "Congratulations to a Critic"?

2. How does the individual develop and gain significance?

3. Upon what are Einstein's inner and outer lives based?

4. How does Einstein view Bertrand Russell?

5. How does Einstein characterize people who read only newspapers and modern literature?

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