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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when religious people insist the Bible is absolutely truth or when scientists render value judgments?
(a) Conflicts arise.
(b) A new field of science is born.
(c) The thesis of each side offers a synthesis.
(d) A consensus is reached.

2. In "Paradise Lost," what does Einstein particularly rue?
(a) That nationalism has subverted the sharing of intellectual and artistic pursuits.
(b) That Milton did not go far enough in his epic poem.
(c) That Eve is blamed for sin.
(d) That he has no artistic talents.

3. Though one man choosing to be a conscientious objector would accomplish little, what would accomplish much?
(a) Fifty thousand conscientious objectors.
(b) All the world leaders being "conscientious objectors."
(c) Einstein is not sure.
(d) All women asking their husbands, brothers and father to choose not to fight.

4. Unless all nations band together to face aggressors, what is inevitable?
(a) Triumph of evil.
(b) Universal domination and subjugation.
(c) Universal anarchy and terror.
(d) Capitulation of pacific nations.

5. Why does Einstein say individuals should not be singled out and given all-encompassing admiration?
(a) It will discourage others to excel.
(b) Because there are many quiet, unobtrusive individuals as deserving as the one singled out.
(c) It will give them too high an opinion of themselves.
(d) It will discourage true thought.

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

7. With the family eroding, society depends on the schools for what?
(a) To instill purpose in the students.
(b) To supervise activities rather than learning.
(c) To teach morals.
(d) Not to transfer a maximum quantity of knowledge to students, but to help them think and act independently.

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

9. How could unilateral disarmament be negotiated?
(a) Through laws in a world court.
(b) Einstein is not certain about that point.
(c) Through enforcement of the League of Nations.
(d) Through arbitration.

10. What does Einstein believe will not move humanity forward?
(a) Hate.
(b) Industry.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Technology.

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

12. What has made international peace a matter of life and death and an ethical imperative for everyone?
(a) Waning resources.
(b) Religious imperatives.
(c) Technology.
(d) The global market.

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

14. Into how many parts is "Religion and Science" divided?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

15. Where does Einstein present "Religion and Science"?
(a) At Harvard School Physics.
(b) At Stanford.
(c) At Princeton Theological Seminary.
(d) At MIT.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has science not done?

2. What does Einstein claim uncontrolled technology has created?

3. What does Einstein condemn in "Production and Work"?

4. Who does Einstein say are now the ones who advocate international thought?

5. Who does Einstein think is the man least likely to be duped by desires?

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