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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 is valued more in Europe than in the United States?
(a) Tradition.
(b) Honor.
(c) Visual art and music.
(d) Competition.

2. What is the one good thing about the fact that America has heaped so many accolades on Einstein?
(a) That it may help them forgive Germany's excesses.
(b) It is a sign that materialism has not completely taken over the minds of Americans.
(c) That it is a sign that America is open minded.
(d) That it is a sign that Americans value education.

3. Who does Einstein say are now the ones who advocate international thought?
(a) Pseudo-artists.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Intellectuals.
(d) Communists.

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

5. What does Einstein value in the German system of government?
(a) Its adherence to tradition.
(b) Its rigidity.
(c) Its help for people in need or illness.
(d) Its structure.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the individual develop and gain significance?

2. What has too much influence on public thought?

3. How does Einstein characterize the women of America?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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