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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 did Berliner describe a scientific author to be a cross between in his humorous riddle?
(a) a mimosa and a porcupine.
(b) a peony and an ant.
(c) a hedgehog and a rose.
(d) a lion and a mouse.

2. Who, considered a heretic, does Einstein compare with Saint Francis of Assisi?
(a) Spinoza.
(b) Confucious.
(c) Voltaire.
(d) Buddha.

3. What has little place in the life of America as compared with Europe, according to Einstein?
(a) psychology and psychiatry.
(b) science and mathematics.
(c) religion and theology.
(d) the visual arts and music.

4. What is one of the outcomes of a small overworked labor force?
(a) a fall in sales and profits
(b) an increase in the salaries of the remaining workers.
(c) the avoidance of a recession.
(d) an increase in sales and profits.

5. What Irish writer did Einstein esteem for his subtle humor and knowledge of human nature?
(a) George Bernard Shaw.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Samuel Beckett.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Einstein compare conscientious objectors?

2. Tyrants of genius are succeeded by whom, in Einstein's opinion?

3. Berliner wrote a textbook on which subject?

4. What did Einstein feel was the main cause of the crisis the world faced?

5. What is the fate of the human race dependent on according to Einstein?

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