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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 "Politics and Pacifism".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fundamental emotion stands at the cradle of true art and true science?
(a) love.
(b) mystery.
(c) joy.
(d) sympathy.

2. What was Einstein's position in a nutshell?
(a) War is useless.
(b) Intellectuals will finally triumph.
(c) Mere agreements to limit armaments furnish no security.
(d) Isolationism is best.

3. Dr. Solf was the pillar of what college?
(a) Lessing College.
(b) Schiller College.
(c) Berlin College.
(d) Princeton College.

4. What did Einstein state was the death of all sound work?
(a) the gold standard.
(b) opportunism.
(c) greed and laziness.
(d) bureaucracy.

5. What does Einstein regard as contrary to justice and based on force?
(a) Fascism.
(b) class differences.
(c) nationalism.
(d) Nazism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "apparent" overproduction?

2. What did Einstein feel used to unite Europe as late as the 17th century?

3. How does Einstein feel one does the best service to his fellowmen?

4. To whom shouldn't we leave the struggle against armaments and against the war spirit according to Einstein?

5. Berliner wrote a textbook on which subject?

(see the answer key)

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