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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. Of what does Einstein warn Fascist nations?
(a) Seeking to dominate weaker neighbors.
(b) Being to provencial.
(c) Seeking to overpopulate.
(d) Having too much pride in genetic heritage.

2. For what do human beings have a thirst?
(a) Deliberate action.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Assured knowledge.
(d) Absolute conviction.

3. What sort of life does Einstein believe is good for all human beings?
(a) Intensely focused.
(b) Full of change.
(c) Cluttered with stuff with which to amuse.
(d) Simple.

4. What puzzles Einstein about one aspect of the American economy?
(a) The high tariffs on foreign goods.
(b) The fact that paper money is not backed by gold and silver.
(c) The lack of a savings plan.
(d) That the cost of labor is so high in comparison to goods produced.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has too much influence on public thought?

3. Why does Einstein say individuals should not be singled out and given all-encompassing admiration?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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