View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, pp. 217-290.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will happen if the US, England, Germany, and France threaten to boycott Japan for its aggression in China?
(a) Japan will attack those countries.
(b) China will attack Europe.
(c) Japan will negotiate.
(d) Japan will yield.

2. What is Einstein's response to the demands of the academies?
(a) That he will work for any country he desires.
(b) To sue them for his pay and benefits.
(c) That his research notes are his own.
(d) Refusal.

3. What do the academies demand of Einstein?
(a) That he gives them reserach he conducted for them.
(b) That he not work for any other country.
(c) That he forfeits his pay and retirement.
(d) That he says something good about the German people to the rest of the world.

4. Who does Einstein praise for her moral qualities and hardships above her intellectual accomplishments?
(a) Samantha Carter.
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) Mother Theresa.
(d) Golda Meir.

5. What does the the "Riemannian curvature" do?
(a) Links the theory with the facts of astronomy.
(b) Shows how orbits are created.
(c) Defines the orbit of electrons.
(d) Helps explain the shape of Earth and other planets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Germany use to justify atrocities against the Jews?

2. What happens when religious people insist the Bible is absolutely truth or when scientists render value judgments?

3. How does Einstein view Bertrand Russell?

4. What does Einstein believe will not move humanity forward?

5. What do the academies not regret?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 312 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample