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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 does Judaism insist on concerning all living things, especially humans, according to Einstein?
(a) hope.
(b) solidarity.
(c) compassion.
(d) joy.

2. What did the O.R.T. society do try to do for the Jewish people?
(a) rid the Jews of social and economic handicaps.
(b) set up libraries in Palestine.
(c) build synagogues and temples in Palestine.
(d) organize the Jewish youth.

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

4. What did Einstein feel was one of the noblest features of the French tradition?
(a) the honesty of the French people.
(b) the love of life the French exhibit.
(c) the highly developed sense of justice of the French people.
(d) the bravery of the French people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the function of the Torah in Judaism?

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

3. What is another thing people who view Jews as irreconcilable foes are known for?

4. According to Einstein from where does true scientific research draw its spiritual sustenance?

5. What accusation by the Prussian Academy of Sciences did Einstein feel was slanderous?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Einstein's thought on the relations between Jews and Arabs?

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

4. What were the O.R.T. and the O.Z.E. and in what city did Einstein give a speech to them?

5. Give a description of what Einstein felt Palestine would be for the Jews?

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

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

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

9. The Prussian Academy of Sciences based its accusation of Einstein's atrocity-mongering on what evidence?

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

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