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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. What does Einstein regard as contrary to justice and based on force?

2. Who was Frauelein Knake?

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

4. What is a chief reason we can't abolish war according to Einstein?

5. What did Einstein feel would lead to unemployment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Einstein think the true value of the human being is?

4. Define "apparent" overproduction.

5. What was Einstein's opinion about conscientious objectors?

6. What was Einstein's alternative to compulsory military service and how would this be implemented?

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

8. What did Einstein admire about Dr. Solf?

9. What two comments did Einstein make about class differences?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What negative things does Einstein feel the press and mass media do? How are the masses negatively influenced by these?

2) Who was H.A. Lorentz and why did Einstein admire him?

3) What were the Solvay Congresses? Where did they take place? Who presided over them? Who gathered for them?

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

Essay Topic 2

1) Discuss the military systems of France and Germany in 1933. What did Einstein suggest they do?

2) What two things were members of the League of Nations supposed to bind themselves to? Go into detail.

3) What was the Institute for Intellectual Cooperation? Explain in as much detail as possible.

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

Essay Topic 3

1) What is the importance of scientific inquiry, according to Einstein? What does science need in order to flourish?

2) What does the letter Einstein wrote to Signor Rocco, Minister of State, Rome, contain?

3) What is Einstein's opinion about interviewers of public figures ie newspaper reporters and what they write?

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

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