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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, pp. 290-377.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why must disarmament and joint security occur all at once or not at all?
(a) Because as long as war is possible, everyone wants to be in a position to win.
(b) Because peace is unenforcable if some countries are still armed.
(c) Because someone will inevitably double cross the others.
(d) Because those countries still armed will not do what they say once others disarm.

2. What does Einstein say prompts efficiency and the development of technology in the United States?
(a) The high cost of labor.
(b) The value of the individual in the United States.
(c) The intellectual prowess of Americans.
(d) The general lazy nature of Americans.

3. Why does Einstein refuse the demands?
(a) It is counter to what he has worked for his whole life.
(b) He has earned his pay and retirement.
(c) The notes came from his own mind and no one else's.
(d) It is unreasonable.

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

5. How does Einstein characterize people who read only newspapers and modern literature?
(a) Wise.
(b) Undereducated.
(c) Mentally frail.
(d) Myopic and snobbish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does quantum theory offer in the way of spatial relationships?

3. Of what is Einstein accused by several scientific communities?

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

5. Why are Americans so far removed from the Asians and Russians?

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