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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 does Einstein laud in "Congratulations to a Critic"?

3. How does Einstein characterize pure scientific research?

4. What does Einstein say about the struggle for human rights?

5. Who does Einstein think is the man least likely to be duped by desires?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Einstein see Gandhi?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Einstein writes an essay titled, "Why Socialism?" A decade or two earlier, Einstein seems positive about capitalism in general, but when he writes the essay on socialism, his view of capitalism seems to have altered. Discuss the following:

1. Compare Einstein's views of capitalism to his views on socialism, including what you think Einstein's definition is of each term.

2. Which economic/social system do you think is better? Why?

3. Do you think Einstein would feel the same way about socialism today as he did when he wrote this essay?

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

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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