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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pp. 1-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What governing system does Einstein think is best?
(a) Totalitarianism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Monarchy.
(d) Democratic monarchy.

2. What does Einstein need a great deal of?
(a) Comfort.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Possessions.
(d) Social interaction.

3. Whose saying has greatly influenced Einstein since he was quite young?
(a) Hegel.
(b) Schopenhauer.
(c) Plato.
(d) Kant.

4. By what ideals has Einstein lived?
(a) Truth, industry and happiness.
(b) Kindness, beauty and truth.
(c) Beauty, happiness and curiousity.
(d) Happiness, honor and comfort.

5. What does Einstein believe will not move humanity forward?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Industry.
(c) Technology.
(d) Hate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what field do Americans fall behind their European counterparts?

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

3. How does the individual develop and gain significance?

4. In what way does Einstein compare Europeans to Americans?

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

(see the answer key)

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