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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 non-political authority did the League of Nations create?
(a) The Commission for Disarmament.
(b) The Commission for Conscientious Objection.
(c) The Commission for World Peace.
(d) The Commission for Intellectual Co-operation.

2. What will make human life intolerable according to Einstein?
(a) inequality of material wealth in different nations.
(b) economic recession.
(c) the development of mechanical methods of warfare.
(d) religion based on fear.

3. What did Einstein feel couldn't be done by gradual steps?
(a) becoming intellectually superior.
(b) enlightenment.
(c) disarmament.
(d) becoming a democracy.

4. Which nation does Einstein feel helped to Balkanize Europe?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) England.

5. Why is limitation of armaments and rules for the conduct of war not a workable plan according to Einstein?
(a) There is too much world competition between countries.
(b) The armament business is a big, successful business.
(c) People are war-like by nature.
(d) When life and death are at stake, rules go by the board.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one of the outcomes of a small overworked labor force?

3. What is the silently accepted motto of people having no civil courage?

4. What is Einstein's political ideal?

5. How many years did Einstein spend in Berlin?

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