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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. To whom did Einstein compare conscientious objectors?
(a) eagles.
(b) victims.
(c) heroes.
(d) religious martyrs.

2. Who does Einstein consider unfortunate and almost disqualified for life?
(a) A person who is not inquisitive.
(b) Someone who regards himself as better than others.
(c) A person who is not educated.
(d) Someone who regards his and others' lives as meaningless.

3. Who, in this materialistic world, are the most profoundly religious people according to Einstein?
(a) welfare workers.
(b) philanthropists.
(c) serious scientific workers.
(d) priests and ministers.

4. What about Einstein was in contrast to his passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility?
(a) his sense of detachment and need for solitude.
(b) his feeling that intellectuals were superior.
(c) his contempt for the masses.
(d) his prejudice about certain people.

5. To what subject did Katzenstein devote his scientific energies during the last 10 years of his life?
(a) the transplanting of organs.
(b) performing successful appendectomies.
(c) eye surgery.
(d) the antagonism of the tissues.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book, WAR AGAIN TO-MORROW, which Einstein recommended, was written by whom?

2. What non-political authority did the League of Nations create?

3. What did Popper-Lynkaeus feel society was responsible for?

4. How did Einstein plan to abolish unemployment?

5. What Irish writer did Einstein esteem for his subtle humor and knowledge of human nature?

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