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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Irish writer did Einstein esteem for his subtle humor and knowledge of human nature?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) George Bernard Shaw.
(d) Samuel Beckett.

2. Which nation does Einstein feel helped to Balkanize Europe?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) America.

3. What was Einstein's remedy for the stoppages in the industrial cycle?
(a) hiring more workers.
(b) preventing the purchasing power of the masses from sinking.
(c) inflation.
(d) closing more factories.

4. The book, WAR AGAIN TO-MORROW, which Einstein recommended, was written by whom?
(a) Ludwig Bauer.
(b) Hermann Hesse.
(c) Heinrich Heine.
(d) Thomas Mann.

5. The religions of civilized peoples are based primarily on what according to Einstein?
(a) brotherhood.
(b) fear.
(c) worship of a superior Being.
(d) morality.

6. Buddhism is an example of what kind of religious feeling according to Einstein?
(a) anthropomorphic.
(b) fear-based.
(c) punitive.
(d) cosmic.

7. In what European city were the Solvay Congresses held in 1909 and 1912?
(a) London
(b) Paris
(c) Brussels
(d) Berlin

8. How many years did Einstein spend in Berlin?
(a) 10.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

9. What did Einstein state was the death of all sound work?
(a) opportunism.
(b) bureaucracy.
(c) the gold standard.
(d) greed and laziness.

10. What did Einstein feel would lead to unemployment?
(a) a recession.
(b) a depression.
(c) not enough labor needed for production of goods.
(d) too many people relying on welfare.

11. What treaty did Einstein call unfortunate?
(a) the Treaty of Berlin.
(b) the Treaty of Paris.
(c) the International Treaty of Nations.
(d) the Treaty of Versailles.

12. What did Einstein feel was the main cause of the crisis the world faced?
(a) technical progress.
(b) ignorance.
(c) stupidity.
(d) human laziness.

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

14. What is necessary for culture to flourish in a nation according to Einstein?
(a) state support of theatre and the arts.
(b) excellent art and music schools.
(c) emphasis on the importance of culture taught to children.
(d) prosperity allowing time to pursue culture and respect for culture.

15. What is one of the outcomes of a small overworked labor force?
(a) the avoidance of a recession.
(b) a fall in sales and profits
(c) an increase in sales and profits.
(d) an increase in the salaries of the remaining workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Einstein's closest friend during the time he spent in Berlin?

2. What is a chief reason we can't abolish war according to Einstein?

3. What is the prime cause of the moral collapse of the white race according to Einstein?

4. What did H.A. Lorentz devote himself to?

5. What book lay always on Einstein's table?

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