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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 has the task in Palestine given the Jewish people according to Einstein?
(a) employment and inspiration.
(b) hope and peace of mind.
(c) solidarity and optimism.
(d) faith in Judaism and in life.

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

3. The demands of what form of societal system were for the most part first raised by the Jews, according to Einstein?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Capitalism.

4. What was the third feature of the Jewish tradition Einstein was so thankful for?
(a) love of the Torah.
(b) love of science.
(c) the desire for personal independence.
(d) the will to succeed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Einstein consider would have been the repudiation of all the notions of justice and liberty for which he stood all his life?

2. With which famous French writer did Einstein compare himself with in explaining his decision not to associate with the French Manifesto against anti-Semitism?

3. What reason did Einstein give for resigning from The Prussian Academy of Sciences?

4. Who did Einstein call "our leader" and praise for his zeal and circumspection?

5. Einstein had also been a corresponding member of what other academy of Sciences?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the beginning of Part III what comparison did Einstein make between the German society and an individual?

2. What was Einstein's definition of political liberty?

3. Why did Einstein no longer want to be a citizen of Germany?

4. What did the Prussian Academy of Sciences ask Einstein to do?

5. Einstein wrote that he would only live in a country with what characteristics?

6. Why didn't the Prussian Academy of Sciences regret his resignation?

7. Who did Einstein feel saw in the Jews their irreconcilable foes?

8. How did Einstein describe the the state of affairs in Germany in the early 1930's?

9. To help explain why he didn't accept the invitation to associate himself with a French proponent against Anti-Semitism he cited a comparison of a certain French writer and a famous political case. What were they?

10. What was the essence of Judaism according to Einstein?

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