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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. What was Einstein's position in a nutshell?
(a) Mere agreements to limit armaments furnish no security.
(b) Intellectuals will finally triumph.
(c) Isolationism is best.
(d) War is useless.

2. What did Einstein feel used to unite Europe as late as the 17th century?
(a) religion.
(b) politics.
(c) a common ideal and use of the Latin language.
(d) the physical proximity of the European countries.

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

4. Who did Einstein consider the greatest and noblest man of his times?
(a) Konrad Lorenz
(b) H.A. Lorentz
(c) Schweitzer
(d) Ghandi

5. What did Einstein think should be done with patriotic women?
(a) They should pray for peace.
(b) They should be sent to the front.
(c) They should work in factories.
(d) They should keep the home fires burning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Einstein consider unfortunate and almost disqualified for life?

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

3. Why is limitation of armaments and rules for the conduct of war not a workable plan according to Einstein?

4. What did Einstein abhor as the worst outcrop of the herd nature?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Einstein admire about Dr. Solf?

2. What did Einstein feel about people who worship an anthropomorphic God?

3. What was Einstein's thought about cities and towns?

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

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

6. Define "real" overproduction.

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

8. List one of the things the member States of the League of Nations should be bound to?

9. Why did Einstein feel H.A. Lorentz was the greatest and noblest man of his times?

10. What were some criticisms Einstein had about the League of Nations and the Court of Arbitration?

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