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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, pp. 217-290.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the academies demand of Einstein?
(a) That he not work for any other country.
(b) That he says something good about the German people to the rest of the world.
(c) That he gives them reserach he conducted for them.
(d) That he forfeits his pay and retirement.

4. What will happen if the US, England, Germany, and France threaten to boycott Japan for its aggression in China?
(a) Japan will attack those countries.
(b) Japan will yield.
(c) China will attack Europe.
(d) Japan will negotiate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what do great men have little effect?

2. Who does Einstein urge to appreciate the legacy of countless generations and work to understand all nations and ages?

3. Who has created the League of Nations?

4. What is Einstein explaining in "A Reply to the Invitation to Participate in a Meeting against Anti-Semitism" ?

5. What is Einstein's response to the demands of the academies?

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