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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. How does Einstein characterize the House Un-American Activities Committee?
(a) With the highest respect.
(b) As a group of men doing a necessary cleansing.
(c) As a modern inquisitional institution.
(d) As the lapdog of facism.

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

3. In what field do Americans fall behind their European counterparts?
(a) Armament.
(b) International politics.
(c) Charity.
(d) Research and development.

4. What does Einstein seem to hate above all else?
(a) War.
(b) Intellectual vapidity.
(c) Famine.
(d) Laziness.

5. Who does Einstein urge to appreciate the legacy of countless generations and work to understand all nations and ages?
(a) Those who would go to war.
(b) Elderly politicians.
(c) Unhappy youth.
(d) Happy youth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Einstein view Bertrand Russell?

2. Who does Einstein praise for her moral qualities and hardships above her intellectual accomplishments?

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

4. What does Einstein warn the Progressive Education Association?

5. What has too much influence on public thought?

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