View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Einstein from where does true scientific research draw its spiritual sustenance?
(a) from the book of Leviticus.
(b) from a sense of a Higher Power.
(c) from the Talmud.
(d) from the Psalms.

2. What did Einstein feel would have undermined the ideas and principles which had won a place of honor for Germany in the civilized world?
(a) His resignation from the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
(b) His attacking the politics of Germany in 1933.
(c) His resignation from the Bavarian Academy of Sciences.
(d) His putting in a "good word" for the German nation of 1933.

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. What is the function of the Talmud?
(a) The Talmud interpretes the Torah.
(b) The Talmud is a collection of Jewish parables.
(c) The Talmud describes the persecution of Jews.
(d) The Talmud describes the wanderings of the Jews.

7. The establishment of satisfactory relations between Jews and Arabs was whose responsibility?
(a) the Middle East's responsibility.
(b) England's responsibility.
(c) the Jews' and Arabs' responsibility.
(d) America's responsibility.

8. At the beginning of Part III Einstein compared the psychic distemper of a society with what?
(a) an inner revolution.
(b) a rapidly-spreading epidemic.
(c) a rabid dog.
(d) the psychic distemper of an individual.

9. What were the names of the two secretaries of the Prussian Academy of Sciences who signed the Academy's answer to Einstein?
(a) H. von Pueschner and E. Heidegger.
(b) F. von Edelmann and E. Heinemann.
(c) H. von Ficker and E. Heymann.
(d) H. von Hofsmannsthal and E. Lessing.

10. Which country did Einstein use as an example for the Jews to follow in the construction of Palestine?
(a) France.
(b) America.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) England.

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

12. In what German city was the Bavarian Academy of Sciences located?
(a) Stuttgart.
(b) Moosburg.
(c) Munich.
(d) Garmish-Partenkirchen.

13. What was another reason Einstein gave for not associating himself with the French Manifesto against anti-Semitism?
(a) that he wasn't a French citizen.
(b) that he was a Jew.
(c) that he didn't like manifestos.
(d) that he still felt loyalty to Germany.

14. What famous French legal case did Einstein use to illustrate his decision not to associate with the French Manifesto against anti-Semitism?
(a) the Monsieur Harlecoute case.
(b) the Devil's Island case.
(c) the Dreyfus case.
(d) the Marie Antoinette case.

15. 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 cowardice.
(d) their apathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of religion is Judaism not according to Einstein?

2. What was the third feature of the Jewish tradition Einstein was so thankful for?

3. What did the German scientific academies do that Einstein deplored?

4. In Einstein's opinion what is the Jewish outlook in the philosophical sense?

5. With whom was Einstein staying when the Prussian Academy wrote to Einstein on April 7, 1933?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 640 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample