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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pp. 28-80.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens when religious people insist the Bible is absolutely truth or when scientists render value judgments?
(a) A consensus is reached.
(b) Conflicts arise.
(c) A new field of science is born.
(d) The thesis of each side offers a synthesis.

3. In what year is "Religion and Science" written?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1929.

4. What does Einstein laud in "Congratulations to a Critic"?
(a) The ability to think independently.
(b) The ability to receive criticism without sulking.
(c) The abillity to use criticism constructively.
(d) The ability to understand without criticizing.

5. Though the scientific method can teach how facts relate and condition one another, what can it not do?
(a) Determine the existence of God.
(b) Determine absolute truth.
(c) Deduce the goal of human aspirations.
(d) Teach compassion.

Short Answer Questions

1. With the family eroding, society depends on the schools for what?

2. Into how many parts is "Religion and Science" divided?

3. What sort of life does Einstein believe is good for all human beings?

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

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

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