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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. In what field do Americans fall behind their European counterparts?

2. What could be organized to protect the world against nuclear power?

3. What is one of Freud's accomplishments that Einstein praises?

4. Of what does Einstein warn Fascist nations?

5. Once combat starts, what is meaningless?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Einstein feel about the League of Nations and aggressors? What does he say about the fate of the world?

2. Give a brief statement of Einstein's definition of religion and science.

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

4. What is Einstein's view of the relationship between technology and employment?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Einstein compare physicists to Alfred Nobel? What does he think they should do?

10. How does Einstein view the state's function and what does he define as a state slave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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."

Essay Topic 2

Einstein writes his opinions on education in several essays. Discuss one of the following:

1. Discuss and analyze three major ideas Einstein has about education.

2. How are Einstein's ideas about education still used today? Or not? Discuss with examples.

3. Discuss what a school would be like that uses all of Einstein's ideas about education

Essay Topic 3

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?

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