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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. In what year is "Religion and Science" written?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1941.

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

3. Who has created the League of Nations?
(a) The common people.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Communits.
(d) Intellectuals.

4. Why does Einstein say individuals should not be singled out and given all-encompassing admiration?
(a) It will discourage others to excel.
(b) It will give them too high an opinion of themselves.
(c) It will discourage true thought.
(d) Because there are many quiet, unobtrusive individuals as deserving as the one singled out.

5. What should history do?
(a) Influence the future.
(b) Teach the future.
(c) Interpret the progress in civilization rather than calculating power and success.
(d) Be forgotten.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When are people happiest?

3. What has stood in the way of the development of technology in China and India?

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

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

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