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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "On Academic Freedom" (1931) defends whom?
(a) Kant.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Schoenberger.
(d) E. J. Gumbel.

2. What makes life easier but also brings economic dangers that planning must address?
(a) Labor laws.
(b) Mass production.
(c) Labor unions.
(d) Science and technology.

3. Upon what are Einstein's inner and outer lives based?
(a) The contemplation of infinity.
(b) The efforts towards understanding.
(c) The efforts of other men.
(d) The tenets of Christianity.

4. What do the intellectual élite lack?
(a) The ability to understand basic causes.
(b) The foresight to make practical decisions.
(c) The cohesion to attack contemporary problems.
(d) Compassion for those of lesser ilk.

5. What is the goal of the Jewish people in Palestine?
(a) To restore Jewish tradition and to live side-by-side with the Arabs.
(b) To relocate the Arabs to other Arab nations.
(c) To find a place to establish Israel that is not so disruptive to the Arab peoples.
(d) To have a joint government with the Arabs in Palestine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what field do Americans fall behind their European counterparts?

2. What does Einstein seem to hate above all else?

3. Where does Einstein present "Religion and Science"?

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

5. What puzzles Einstein about one aspect of the American economy?

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