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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 "Paradise Lost," what does Einstein particularly rue?

2. What puzzles Einstein about one aspect of the American economy?

3. What does Einstein admire about Mahatma Ghandi?

4. What does Einstein laud in "Congratulations to a Critic"?

5. What does Einstein claim uncontrolled technology has created?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Einstein say to the Progressive Education Association

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Einstein see as being the only way conscientious objection can work?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Einstein says that most theories in physics build a picture of complex phenomena out of materials in a relatively simple "formal scheme" using an "analytic" rather than "synthetic" method. Discuss the following:

1. Briefly explain what you think Einstein means by the above statement. Give examples from the text and/or your own knowledge.

2. What do you think is the difference between an analytic method versus a synthetic method. Give examples of each method.

3. How do you think the term "formal scheme" is used in this statement?

Essay Topic 3

Though Einstein is most noted as a physicist, much of what he writes in this text would not seem out of place in a sociology journal. Discuss the following:

1. Do you believe that just because Einstein is a brilliant physicist, it means that brilliance should be valued in areas that are very different from physics and the hard sciences?

2. What do you think would be a synthesis of Einstein's world view of humanity?

3. Which do you value most in Einstein's contribution to humanity--his views on social culture or his contributions in the field of physics and hard science? Explain.

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