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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "Germany".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the cultural flowering of the Italian Renaissance based on?
(a) rich patrons who supported struggling artists.
(b) portraying the scriptures in painting and sculpture.
(c) the beauty of the Italian landscape and aid of the Pope.
(d) the liberation and comparative isolation of the individual.

2. How many men refusing to fight on conscientious grounds at the same moment did Einstein think would be irresistible?
(a) 100,000
(b) 50,000
(c) 75,000
(d) 60,000

3. What was Einstein's position in a nutshell?
(a) Mere agreements to limit armaments furnish no security.
(b) Intellectuals will finally triumph.
(c) War is useless.
(d) Isolationism is best.

4. What was one reason Einstein didn't associate himself with the French Manifesto against anti-Semitism?
(a) that he wasn't a French citizen.
(b) that he was still a German citizen.
(c) that he would be leaving for America immediately.
(d) that he was apolitical.

5. On what date did Einstein write an answer to the Prussian Academy's statement against him?
(a) April 15, 1933.
(b) April 5, 1933.
(c) April 12, 1933.
(d) April 5, 1934.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of atrocity-mongering what did the French people do?

2. What did Einstein feel was the main cause of the crisis the world faced?

3. What did Berliner describe a scientific author to be a cross between in his humorous riddle?

4. What was the primary duty of a scientific academy in Einstein's opinion?

5. The religions of civilized peoples are based primarily on what according to Einstein?

(see the answer key)

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