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

2. What did Einstein think was the chief duty of the State?
(a) protect the individual, giving him opportunity for creative growth.
(b) to keep the economy prosperous.
(c) to enforce the law and arrest criminals.
(d) to support welfare programs.

3. To whom shouldn't we leave the struggle against armaments and against the war spirit according to Einstein?
(a) to religion.
(b) to the Governments.
(c) to the youth of countries.
(d) to the people.

4. Einstein had also been a corresponding member of what other academy of Sciences?
(a) The Austrian Academy of Science.
(b) The French Academy of Sciences.
(c) The Bavarian Academy of Sciences.
(d) The Swiss Academy of Sciences.

5. When is a protest against injustice and violence more valuable?
(a) when prompted by intense personal involvement.
(b) when one is personally touched by the injustice.
(c) when prompted by an impartial sense of humanity and justice.
(d) when one's family is endangered by the injustice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the reason Einstein gave for no longer wanting to live in Germany?

2. Who was Frauelein Knake?

3. What did Einstein consider would have been the repudiation of all the notions of justice and liberty for which he stood all his life?

4. Einstein addressed the Jews of Hungary on behalf of whom?

5. What is the silently accepted motto of people having no civil courage?

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