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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to Einstein, what must Jews continue to do?
(a) Be diligent.
(b) Be patient.
(c) Be just.
(d) Enoble the human race.
2. What essay opens Part 4?
(a) "Manifesto--March, 1939."
(b) "Mainifesto to Peace, March, 1943."
(c) "Peace at What Cost, March, 1941."
(d) "Manifesto of the Chosen."
3. What does Einstein think will restore the heart of the Jewish people?
(a) Apologies from all the nations who refused to admit Jewish refugees.
(b) The Jewish people re-discovering their faith in God.
(c) Reparations from Germany.
(d) A homeland in Palestine.
4. What is one requirement for Einstein for living in a country?
(a) Liberty.
(b) Military might.
(c) Hope.
(d) Military disarmament.
5. In what decade is Einstein writing his correspondence with the science academies?
(a) The 1920s.
(b) The 1950s.
(c) The 1930s.
(d) The 1940s.
6. What does the the "Riemannian curvature" do?
(a) Defines the orbit of electrons.
(b) Shows how orbits are created.
(c) Helps explain the shape of Earth and other planets.
(d) Links the theory with the facts of astronomy.
7. What are elite volunteers doing?
(a) Displacing Arab settlements to gain their lands.
(b) Infiltrating Arab settlements in order to force them to move.
(c) Transforming the desert into flourishing settlements.
(d) Searching out other areas where they could create a nation that did not impact current inhabitants.
8. How does Einstein characterize the newly-formed State of Israel?
(a) As infantile in its political acumen.
(b) That it conforms as closely as possible with the ethical ideals of peace, understanding, and self-restraint.
(c) As just another government that falsely assumes safety is to be found in military might.
(d) As wise as a serpent and innocent as a dove.
9. What does quantum theory offer in the way of spatial relationships?
(a) The rationale for a theory of distance.
(b) Nothing.
(c) It can determine the mathematical probabilities of finding structures at a particular spot.
(d) A way of showing the exact place of any given atom at an exact moment.
10. Why should Judaism not be called a religion?
(a) Because it is a way of life.
(b) Because it acknowledges all paths lead to God.
(c) Because faith is counter to its precepts.
(d) Because it demands no "faith"; just the sanctification of life.
11. How does the inertia of a given body grow?
(a) As more "ponderable masses" come into proximity.
(b) With an increase in gravitational pull.
(c) Through the exertion of the time/space continuum.
(d) By expanding beyond the known borders of the Universe.
12. According to Einstein, what must Jews strive to be?
(a) Strong enough to withstand persecution.
(b) Benevolent guardians of both Jew and Arabs.
(c) Civilized Europeans and good citizens.
(d) A beacon of light to an uncivilized world.
13. What is one thing Einstein says about Zionism?
(a) That it is an evil tyranny that is as bad as the situation the Jews left.
(b) That it is one small step towards integration with the Arabs to share the land.
(c) That it must be not a political movement but a realization of the social ideal of the Bible.
(d) That its vision is dubious.
14. For what has Einstein worked his entire life?
(a) Liberty and truth.
(b) Truth and fairness.
(c) Justice and liberty.
(d) Justice and acceptance.
15. At the time Einstein writes "Why Do They Hate the Jews?" what percentage of the world population is Jewish?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 2.3 percent.
(c) 4 percent.
(d) Less than one percent.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what decade does Einstein write "A Reply to the Invitation to Participate in a Meeting against Anti-Semitism" ?
2. What is the "ether" idea invented by earlier scientists?
3. At the time Einstein writes "Why Do They Hate the Jews?" what does Einstein say is alarming?
4. What do the academies not regret?
5. What does Einstein say about the theory of relativity?
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