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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Einstein say would be no excuse for the behavior of the scientific academies?
(a) ignorance.
(b) external pressure.
(c) pride.
(d) stupidity.

2. What was the official date of Einstein's resignation from the Prussian Academy of Sciences?
(a) March 8, 1933.
(b) March 27, 1933.
(c) March 30, 1933.
(d) March 28, 1933.

3. Who made the following remark to Einstein: "When a Jew says that he's going hunting to amuse himself, he lies."
(a) Saul Weissman.
(b) Elie Wiesenthal.
(c) Walter Rathenau.
(d) Disraeli.

4. What reason did Einstein give for resigning from The Prussian Academy of Sciences?
(a) He wasn't treated with enough civility.
(b) He was immigrating to America.
(c) He was a Jew.
(d) He didn't want to support the destruction of German culture.

5. What did the Prussian Academy of Sciences accuse Einstein of?
(a) not writing the required scientific treatises.
(b) writing derogatory newspaper articles about the Academy.
(c) not disclosing recent scientific discoveries to the Academy.
(d) atrocity-mongering in America and France.

6. What is the Jewish God according to Einstein?
(a) a negation of superstition.
(b) A God made in man's likeness.
(c) Abraham's and all Jews' father.
(d) a mighty and fearful power.

7. What in Jewish tradition finds splendid expression in many of the Psalms according to Einstein?
(a) confirmation of an afterlife,.
(b) joy and amazement at the beauty and grandeur of the world.
(c) definite laws on how to lead one's life.
(d) the setting down of a definite creed.

8. What is another feature of the Jewish tradition which Einstein highly values?
(a) the joy of living.
(b) an almost fanatical love of justice.
(c) love of nature.
(d) superior intellectuality.

9. When had Einstein acquired Prussian nationality by becoming a full member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1916.

10. What kind of spirit should Jewish youth cultivate in Einstein's opinion?
(a) the religious spirit.
(b) the spirit of communal living.
(c) the spirit of adventure.
(d) the international spirit.

11. What is one thing people who view Jews as irreconcilable foes are known for?
(a) their fear of anyone different.
(b) their rage against the ideals of reason and individual liberty.
(c) their apathy.
(d) their cowardice.

12. Who wrote an article on Zionism and the Zurich Congress which Einstein felt impelled to answer?
(a) Professor Hellpach.
(b) Professor Lipps.
(c) Professor Heimweh.
(d) Professor Stillgut.

13. Why did the Bavarian Academy of Sciences say that Einstein's resignation from the Prussian Academy would affect his relations with their Academy?
(a) The Bavarian Academy feared the Prussian Academy.
(b) They would strive harder to keep him as a member.
(c) Bavarians hate Prussians.
(d) All German academies were closely allied with one another.

14. What is the function of the Torah in Judaism?
(a) It is so sacred it may only be read by rabbis.
(b) It is a symbol of the solidarity of the Jewish people.
(c) It lays down the laws for Jews.
(d) It explains why the Jewish people are God's chosen people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Prussian Academy take cognizance of Einstein's resignation?

2. In what German city was the Bavarian Academy of Sciences located?

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

4. When is a protest against injustice and violence more valuable?

5. According to Einstein from where does true scientific research draw its spiritual sustenance?

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