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

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

3. What book lay always on Einstein's table?
(a) the Talmud.
(b) the Bible.
(c) an illustrated book of Japanese wood cuts.
(d) a book of colored drawings by Japanese children.

4. What elevates a man and enriches his nature, in Einstein's opinion?
(a) writing books that help others.
(b) helping others less fortunate than he.
(c) the urge to understand, intellectual work, creative or receptive
(d) giving his life for his country.

5. What have the churches always fought, according to Einstein?
(a) intellectualism.
(b) philosophy.
(c) science.
(d) each other .

Short Answer Questions

1. What, in Einstein's opinion, did the religious geniuses of all ages have in common?

2. Why were the laws of Prohibition destructive laws according to Einstein?

3. What is Einstein's political ideal?

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

5. Who was Frauelein Knake?

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