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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 has too much influence on public thought?

2. What has made international peace a matter of life and death and an ethical imperative for everyone?

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

4. Where does Einstein present "Religion and Science"?

5. What is one attribute of American research that is giving them an increasing edge in the development of technology over other countries?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Einstein feel about America in his first trip there?

5. What does Einstein say society depends upon schools to do and why do they?

6. What does Einstein say to the Progressive Education Association

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

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

9. In Message in the Time-Capsule what does Einstein say, tongue in cheek?

10. How does Einstein feel about sharing his views?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Einstein discusses how economics can determine the research and use of scientific knowledge. Discuss the following:

1. According to Einstein, what is the role economics plays in scientific research?

2. Do you think economics is still a strong factor in scientific research in the 21st century?

3. How do you think is the best way to finance scientific research? Why? Do you think science would advance further if economics were not a factor?

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 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?

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