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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 "The Jews".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had he not wanted done with the written document he gave the International League for combating anti-Semitism?
(a) He had not wanted it used to enlist support.
(b) He had not wanted his name put on it.
(c) He had not wanted it used for hate-mongering.
(d) He had not wanted it given to the Press.

2. Why had the Prussian Academy of Sciences confidently expected Einstein to defend Germany?
(a) because he didn't want to be thrown out of the Academy.
(b) because he had belonged to the Academy for a long time.
(c) because he would put his scientific connections first.
(d) because he would fear them.

3. What has the task in Palestine given the Jewish people according to Einstein?
(a) employment and inspiration.
(b) solidarity and optimism.
(c) hope and peace of mind.
(d) faith in Judaism and in life.

4. According to Einstein what is the supreme value to which all other values are subordinate?
(a) honesty.
(b) courage.
(c) love of one's fellow man.
(d) the sacredness of Life.

5. What is the fate of the human race dependent on according to Einstein?
(a) its economic stability.
(b) its ability to isolate its members from one another.
(c) its moral strength.
(d) its military power.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Einstein view ease and happiness?

2. What elevates a man and enriches his nature, in Einstein's opinion?

3. What is the function of the Torah in Judaism?

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

5. What will make human life intolerable according to Einstein?

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