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

2. What does Einstein warn the Progressive Education Association?
(a) That education is worthless without morality.
(b) That progress without deliberation leads to becoming mired in legality.
(c) That teaching pacifism without spurning militarism is unrealistic.
(d) That progress without intention is disasterous.

3. What has stood in the way of the development of technology in China and India?
(a) Low technological ability.
(b) Dense population.
(c) Religious intolerance.
(d) Industrial people.

4. Who does Einstein praise for her moral qualities and hardships above her intellectual accomplishments?
(a) Golda Meir.
(b) Mother Theresa.
(c) Marie Curie.
(d) Samantha Carter.

5. What does Einstein believe about all profound scientists?
(a) That they are religious, but not religiously naïve.
(b) That they cannot be trusted.
(c) That they are fooling not only themselves but the public.
(d) That they hold knowledge to a higher standard of verification than is necessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Einstein need a great deal of?

2. What does Einstein say about the struggle for human rights?

3. Why does Einstein think people should labor as little as possible to maintain life and health?

4. Who has created the League of Nations?

5. Who is is the "noblest man of our times" and a natural leader?

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