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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 laud in "Congratulations to a Critic"?
(a) The ability to think independently.
(b) The ability to understand without criticizing.
(c) The abillity to use criticism constructively.
(d) The ability to receive criticism without sulking.

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

3. For what do human beings have a thirst?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Deliberate action.
(c) Absolute conviction.
(d) Assured knowledge.

4. With what does religion deal?
(a) Everything not predetermined by heredity, sets ideals, and educates.
(b) The need for progress.
(c) The morality of science.
(d) The truthof scientific theories.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year is "Religion and Science: Irreconcilable?" written?

2. What three topics are addressed in Part 1?

3. What does Einstein say prompts efficiency and the development of technology in the United States?

4. Why does Einstein say individuals should not be singled out and given all-encompassing admiration?

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

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