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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. When are people happiest?
(a) When making a contribution to self enlightenment.
(b) When pursuing what interests them.
(c) When in an accepting community.
(d) When launching an enterprise promoting life and culture.

2. What is the one good thing about the fact that America has heaped so many accolades on Einstein?
(a) That it is a sign that America is open minded.
(b) That it is a sign that Americans value education.
(c) That it may help them forgive Germany's excesses.
(d) It is a sign that materialism has not completely taken over the minds of Americans.

3. Of what does Einstein warn Fascist nations?
(a) Being to provencial.
(b) Seeking to overpopulate.
(c) Having too much pride in genetic heritage.
(d) Seeking to dominate weaker neighbors.

4. Why are Americans so far removed from the Asians and Russians?
(a) Americans live more for the future than the present.
(b) Americans have no sense of traditions.
(c) Americans are intellectually far superior.
(d) Americans are intellectually far inferior.

5. In what year is "Religion and Science: Irreconcilable?" written?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1940
(c) 1944.
(d) 1948.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though science can produce knowledge and means of action, what can it not do?

2. Who does Einstein praise for her moral qualities and hardships above her intellectual accomplishments?

3. In "Paradise Lost," what does Einstein particularly rue?

4. Who does Einstein urge to appreciate the legacy of countless generations and work to understand all nations and ages?

5. Why does Einstein think people should labor as little as possible to maintain life and health?

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