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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. Why should Judaism not be called a religion?

2. Where is the "A Reply to the Invitation to Participate in a Meeting against Anti-Semitism" being held?

3. What does Infinite space mean?

4. Besides pure logical thinking what else is required to attain knowledge of the empirical world?

5. What is one thing Einstein says Jews must do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Einstein Jews have been in the past two thousand years and what did they lack? What are they trying to establish now?

2. What does Einstein say Judaism is concerned with and how can it be better?

3. Why does the theory of relativity show how modern theoretical science develops?

4. Why does Einstein admire Kepler?

5. What supports a finite universe and who doubts that?

6. Why did Einstein put mathematics above other sciences?

7. What are volunteers doing in Israel during Einstein's time?

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

9. What does Einstein say is the essential character of the Jews as a group and what is their contribution to the world?

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

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 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?

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