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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 prevents Jews from giving blind obeisance to any moral authority?

2. What is one thing Einstein says about Zionism?

3. How does the inertia of a given body grow?

4. What does the the "Riemannian curvature" do?

5. What guards Jews from social and psychological problems?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can be visualized about a finite universe that could make it appear infinite and what does infinite space mean?

2. Why did Einstein put mathematics above other sciences?

3. What do the academies say about their loyalties and how do they feel about his resignation?

4. What caused an exchange of correspondence between Einstein and the Prussian and Bavarian academies of science in 1933?

5. Why didn't Einstein join a French rally against German anti-Semitism?

6. What does Einstein say a theorist must do?

7. Why does Einstein admire Kepler?

8. Einstein says Kepler and Galileo "ripened" mankind for science. How did they do that?

9. What does Einstein say he will only live under?

10. What does the theory of relativity say is probable about two and three dimensional space?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Einstein writes about military service. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly explain Einstein's opinion about military service, both volunteer and drafted.

2. Do you think Einstein's opinion about military service is realistic? Why or why not?

3. What is your opinion about required military service? Explain fully

Essay Topic 3

Einstein says that Judaism should not be called a religion because it demands no "faith," just the sanctification of life. Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze the above statement and explain what you think Einstein means when he makes the above statement.

2. Do you think Zionist would agree with Einstein's statement about the sanctification of life? How about the life of non-Jews?

3. Discuss whether you think Einstein would agree with the path Zionism has taken since Einstein's death.

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