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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Einstein think the protest will do better without his participation?
(a) It will have a greater air of impartiality.
(b) The Germans will not think he incited them.
(c) The Germans will not be hostile towards Einstein as a result.
(d) It will be attended by more people.

2. According to Einstein, what provides no security to the world situation?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Belief in God.
(c) The League of Nations and Court of Arbitration.
(d) Prayer.

3. According to Einstein, what must Jews strive to be?
(a) Civilized Europeans and good citizens.
(b) Benevolent guardians of both Jew and Arabs.
(c) A beacon of light to an uncivilized world.
(d) Strong enough to withstand persecution.

4. What is a second requirement for Einstein for living in a country?
(a) The pursuit of happiness ideal.
(b) Intolerance for others who do not adhere to Jewish ideals.
(c) Justice for those who are oppressed.
(d) Tolerance.

5. What could be organized to protect the world against nuclear power?
(a) A strong "supranational" organization,
(b) Instilling an abhorrence of war in humankind.
(c) A defensive weapon that would render fusion or fission impossible.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Einstein characterize the first ten years of the Jewish presence in Palestine?

2. How does Einstein characterize his treatment when he lived in Germany earlier?

3. What do Faraday/Maxwell show exist in "free space"?

4. What is the one good thing about the fact that America has heaped so many accolades on Einstein?

5. What does the the "Riemannian curvature" do?

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