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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 "The World as I See It".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Berliner wrote a textbook on which subject?
(a) mathematics.
(b) physics.
(c) anthropology.
(d) biology.

3. What did Popper-Lynkaeus feel society was responsible for?
(a) keeping crime in check.
(b) promoting nationalism.
(c) keeping a viable, profitable economic condition.
(d) the fate of every individual.

4. What did Einstein abhor as the worst outcrop of the herd nature?
(a) materialism.
(b) lack of individuality.
(c) crime.
(d) the military system.

5. Einstein compared the situation of the scientific world of his time to which Bible story?
(a) the Tower of Babel.
(b) the parable of the lost sheep.
(c) Daniel in the Lion's Den.
(d) the Prodigal Son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lorentz' "unspoken but faithfully followed advice"?

2. What is the principle art of a teacher according to Einstein?

3. Where did Einstein and his best friend hold long conversations for 10 years or more during his stay in Berlin?

4. How does Einstein view ease and happiness?

5. Who was Einstein's closest friend during the time he spent in Berlin?

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