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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. Though science can produce knowledge and means of action, what can it not do?
(a) Set goals or pass value judgments.
(b) Produce truth.
(c) Initiate that action.
(d) Stop thinking that arises from myth.

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

3. What does Einstein believe about all profound scientists?
(a) That they cannot be trusted.
(b) That they are religious, but not religiously naïve.
(c) That they are fooling not only themselves but the public.
(d) That they hold knowledge to a higher standard of verification than is necessary.

4. Into how many parts is "Religion and Science" divided?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. What has science not done?
(a) Freed people from religious heresy.
(b) Given humankind the means to achieve an end to war.
(c) Freed people from superstition.
(d) Given humankind a sense of purpose.

Short Answer Questions

1. How should readers approach the person in question #32?

2. What could be organized to protect the world against nuclear power?

3. What does Einstein admire about Mahatma Ghandi?

4. What is one attribute of American research that is giving them an increasing edge in the development of technology over other countries?

5. Why does Einstein think humans act and think?

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