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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen if the US, England, Germany, and France threaten to boycott Japan for its aggression in China?

2. Though science can produce knowledge and means of action, what can it not do?

3. What will force even the most reactionary scientists to cooperate?

4. What has science not done?

5. Why does Einstein think people should labor as little as possible to maintain life and health?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Einstein say about Marie Curie upon her death?

2. What does Einstein say scientists and engineers should do in relationship to war?

3. Why does Einstein laud engineer Joseph Popper-Lynkaeus?

4. How does Einstein feel about America's isolationist policy and America's role in Europe?

5. What does Einstein talk about in The World as I See It?

6. What's the main idea behind "Freedom?"

7. For what reason does Einstein want to mobilize religious organizations?

8. What is Einstein's opinion about science, religion and conflict?

9. What is the main theme in Paradise Lost by Einstein?

10. What kind of thinker in humanities is Einstein and how does he act about his fame?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What are some positive aspects of science and technology?

2. What are some dangers created by science and technology?

3. Do you think science and technology mean the same thing today as it did at the time Einstein writes this book?

Essay Topic 2

Einstein has met and become friends and/or colleagues with a number of notable people, many of whom he discusses in this book. Discuss he following:

1. Choose three people whom Einstein mentions positively and give a brief idea of his opinions about those three people (or stereotypes).

2. Choose three people whom Einstein mentions negatively and give a brief idea of his opinions about those three people (or stereotypes).

3. Judging what Einstein says about different people in his text, how would you characterize him as a friend? As a colleague?

Essay Topic 3

In Einstein's essay, "My First Impressions of the U.S.A., he begins by talking about what he calls the "cult of individuals." Discuss the following:

1. What does Einstein mean by the phrase "cult of individuals"? Give examples.

2. Do you believe this "cult" is more or less prevalent in the United States in the first decade of the 21st century? Explain fully.

3. Discuss the pros and cons of a society based upon a "cult of individuals."

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