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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is as rigid and absolute as Newton's space?
(a) The theory of constants.
(b) The idea of ionic space.
(c) The theroy of relativity.
(d) The idea of non-space.

2. 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.

3. When does Einstein get in touch with his Jewish heritage?
(a) He does from an early age.
(b) He never really does.
(c) After going to Germany.
(d) After attending Jewish seminary.

4. To what is attributed ideals of social justice, mutual aid, philanthropy, tolerance and the exaltation of intellectual aspiration and spiritual effort?
(a) The ideals of a benevolent sovereign nation.
(b) As the ideals to which all humanity must strive.
(c) To human beings in their most perfected state.
(d) As the essential character of Jews as a group.

5. With what is this section primarily concerned?
(a) Why Jewish people are model citizens.
(b) How science and religion can co-exist.
(c) Why Jewish people tend to be good scientists.
(d) Einstein's scientific theories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the "A Reply to the Invitation to Participate in a Meeting against Anti-Semitism" being held?

2. How do the actions of the heroes of the battle of the Warsaw Ghetto help all Jewish people?

3. What does Einstein say the German people used to believe?

4. Upon what is the special theory of relativity based?

5. What would be for better than for a Jewish state to be created?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the academies say about their loyalties and how do they feel about his resignation?

2. What does he say about what he has always fought for?

3. What does Einstein say a theorist must do?

4. What can be visualized about a finite universe that could make it appear infinite and what does infinite space mean?

5. Why does Einstein admire Kepler?

6. Why does he say the protest might be better without him?

7. Einstein says Kepler and Galileo "ripened" mankind for science. How did they do that?

8. What is Einstein's opinion of what Zionism has done but what does he think is better?

9. What supports a finite universe and who doubts that?

10. What caused an exchange of correspondence between Einstein and the Prussian and Bavarian academies of science in 1933?

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