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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Einstein wrote an article in honor of which birthday of Arnold Berliner's ?
(a) the ninetieth
(b) the seventieth
(c) the sixtieth
(d) the eightieth

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

3. What is Einstein's political ideal?
(a) egalitarianism
(b) socialism
(c) communism
(d) democracy

4. How does Einstein view ease and happiness?
(a) things to be grateful for.
(b) not as ends in themselves.
(c) the most important things in life.
(d) things to strive toward.

5. What have the churches always fought, according to Einstein?
(a) each other .
(b) science.
(c) philosophy.
(d) intellectualism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, in this materialistic world, are the most profoundly religious people according to Einstein?

2. To whom shouldn't we leave the struggle against armaments and against the war spirit according to Einstein?

3. What philosopher said: "a man can do as he will, but not will as he will" , a saying which inspired Einstein from his youth up?

4. What is necessary to make the results of technical progress beneficial to all according to Einstein?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Einstein view Americans?

2. Describe Einstein's view of minorities; which one does he refer to at the end of Part II?

3. What were suggestions of Einstein for American workers which he thought would help industry and would necessarily limit economic freedom?

4. What did Einstein feel a country had to do in order to abolish war?

5. What seemed contemptible to Einstein as objects of human endeavor?

6. According to Einstein what was religion based on for primitive man and what did it develop into?

7. Why did Einstein object to patriotism which is usually such a positive cause?

8. What did Einstein admire about Dr. Solf?

9. Why did Einstein feel compelled to leave the Commission of the League of Nations?

10. What two comments did Einstein make about class differences?

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