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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 "The Jews".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the third feature of the Jewish tradition Einstein was so thankful for?
(a) love of the Torah.
(b) the will to succeed.
(c) the desire for personal independence.
(d) love of science.

2. What are the peoples of all countries guilty of which make disarmament impossible?
(a) indifference and slackness.
(b) stupidity.
(c) anger and greed.
(d) cowardice.

3. What did H.A. Lorentz devote himself to?
(a) reconciliation
(b) writing books
(c) research
(d) religion

4. What treaty did Einstein call unfortunate?
(a) the International Treaty of Nations.
(b) the Treaty of Versailles.
(c) the Treaty of Berlin.
(d) the Treaty of Paris.

5. At the beginning of Part III Einstein compared the psychic distemper of a society with what?
(a) an inner revolution.
(b) a rapidly-spreading epidemic.
(c) a rabid dog.
(d) the psychic distemper of an individual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Einstein deem the most important thing in helping humanity forward?

2. What are the Torah and Talmud to Einstein?

3. Berliner wrote a textbook on which subject?

4. What did Einstein think should be done with patriotic women?

5. What is necessary to make the results of technical progress beneficial to all according to Einstein?

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