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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. With what does religion deal?

2. How does the individual develop and gain significance?

3. What makes life easier but also brings economic dangers that planning must address?

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

5. What does Einstein claim uncontrolled technology has created?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Einstein feel about education specialization and what does he think students should learn?

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

4. What was the name of the two writings by Einstein that spoke of his trip to America?

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

6. What does Einstein think of the policy of security through superior military power and what does he say this policy has done?

7. What was Einstein reflecting on in the Message in the Time-Capsule?

8. In To the Schoolchildren of Japan what are Einstein's hopes for Japanese children and how does that bear out?

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

10. How does Einstein see Gandhi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Einstein says that the aim of the Jewish nation is to restore Jewish tradition and to live side-by-side with the Arabs. Discuss one of the following:

1. How well do you think the new Jewish nation achieves the aim to restore Jewish tradition?

2. How well do you think the new Jewish nation lives (peaceably) side by side with the Arabs?

3. Discuss the present day success of the goal stated above.

Essay Topic 2

Einstein, in his essays about the Jewish people, considers himself a strong supporter of Zionism. Discuss one of the following:

1. Define Zionism and discuss its origins.

2. Discuss both some positive and negative characteristics of Zionism. Give examples.

3. Discuss whether or not you believe Zionism is the best solution for the needs of the Jewish people at the time the believers in Zionism create a Jewish state.

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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