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

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

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

4. What accusation by the Prussian Academy of Sciences did Einstein feel was slanderous?
(a) that wrote bogus scientific papers.
(b) that he was a snob and an elitist.
(c) that he had taken part in atrocity-mongering against Germany.
(d) that he was disloyal to the future of Science.

5. When was the declaration of the Prussian Academy of Sciences against Einstein written?
(a) April 1, 1934.
(b) April 1, 1933.
(c) April 1, 1932.
(d) April 1, 1931.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the function of the Talmud?

2. What does Judaism insist on concerning all living things, especially humans, according to Einstein?

3. What Jew had great aims for Palestine and Zionism according to Einstein?

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

5. What is it that gives the only meaning to the life of an individual?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Prussian Academy of Sciences accuse Einstein of doing?

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

3. What did Einstein feel were the greatest enemies of the national consciousness and honor of the Jews?

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

5. What was Einstein's view on life?

6. Why did Einstein refuse to associate himself with a French manifesto against anti-Semitism?

7. Who was Herzl and what did he do?

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

9. What was one of the important aims of the Zionist organization and who helped implement this?

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

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