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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. Why did the intellectually elite not have a direct influence on the history of nations according to Einstein?
(a) their small numbers.
(b) their snobbery
(c) their lack of cohesion
(d) their idealism

2. At the time Einstein wrote this book which two U.S. products represented "real" overproduction, production exceeding the demand?
(a) cars and wheat
(b) meat and vegetables
(c) milk and corn
(d) appliances and paper goods

3. What did Berliner describe a scientific author to be a cross between in his humorous riddle?
(a) a lion and a mouse.
(b) a hedgehog and a rose.
(c) a mimosa and a porcupine.
(d) a peony and an ant.

4. In Einstein's opinion what is the Jewish outlook in the philosophical sense?
(a) The Jewish outlook is one of pre-determination.
(b) Philosophically speaking there is no specific Jewish outlook.
(c) The Jewish outlook, philosophically speaking, is pessimistic.
(d) The Jewish outlook is one of optimism.

5. What kind of religion is Judaism not according to Einstein?
(a) strict.
(b) practical.
(c) nihilistic.
(d) transcendental.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Frauelein Knake?

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

3. What about Einstein was in contrast to his passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility?

4. What pact condemned war but left the individuals of each country to the mercy of the war machine?

5. When was the declaration of the Prussian Academy of Sciences against Einstein written?

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