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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 was Lorentz' "unspoken but faithfully followed advice"?
(a) "Survival of the Fittest".
(b) "To Thine Own Self Be True".
(c) "Virtue is its own reward".
(d) "Not mastery but service".

2. Why are some self-professed pacifists not to be relied on in time of war according to Einstein?
(a) They lie.
(b) lack of courage.
(c) fear of punishment.
(d) patriotic feelings.

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

4. What is Einstein's political ideal?
(a) socialism
(b) communism
(c) democracy
(d) egalitarianism

5. What did Einstein feel used to unite Europe as late as the 17th century?
(a) politics.
(b) the physical proximity of the European countries.
(c) religion.
(d) a common ideal and use of the Latin language.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which nation does Einstein feel helped to Balkanize Europe?

2. What did Einstein abhor as the worst outcrop of the herd nature?

3. How many years did Einstein spend in Berlin?

4. What constitutes an impotent pacifism according to Einstein?

5. Why did the intellectually elite not have a direct influence on the history of nations according to Einstein?

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