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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Solf was the pillar of what college?

2. What was Einstein's position in a nutshell?

3. What did Popper-Lynkaeus feel society was responsible for?

4. Who was it who spoke the following words: "It's no use, Gentlemen, science is and remains international."

5. To whom did Einstein write about the sacredness of the pursuit of scientific truth requesting protection of Italian scholars.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of Einstein's opinions about George Bernard Shaw?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Einstein's opinion of the military system?

8. According to Einstein what united European savants and artists as late as the seventeenth century?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What gave rise to religion in Einstein's opinion? Describe primitive religion.

2) What did religion evolve into? What did Einstein think about an anthropomorphic God? Who did he feel worshiped this concept of God?

3) What is cosmic religion according to Einstein? Who espoused cosmic religion? How are science and religion related, according to Einstein? Did Einstein feel he was religious?

4) Choose two of the three topics to write on.

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Essay Topic 2

1) What is revealed in this book about Einstein's attitude toward women? What do you think about it?

2) What is Einstein's stand on conscientious objection to war? Go into detail in your answer.

3) What does Einstein think is necessary to end future wars?

4) Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) What was Einstein's view about the Arabs and the Jews relations with them? What did he feel England's role should be?

2) Why did Einstein and the Zionists view the establishment of a Jewish state so important? What did they feel it would accomplish for the Jewish

people?

3) What were the dangers Einstein warned Jews about? How did Gentiles figure into these dangers?

4) Choose two of the three topics to write on.

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