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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 did Einstein state was the death of all sound work?

2. What did Einstein feel was the main cause of the crisis the world faced?

3. What is necessary to make the results of technical progress beneficial to all according to Einstein?

4. What did H.A. Lorentz devote himself to?

5. What did Einstein feel had to be gradually abolished as the political organization of Europe was strengthened?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Einstein view Americans?

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

5. What were some of Einstein's objections to compulsory military service?

6. What did the French Government decide to create and maintain?

7. Describe the friendship of Einstein and Dr. Katzenstein.

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

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

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

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) Describe Einstein's views on life. What makes life meaningful according to Einstein?

2) What are Einstein's three spiritual ideals? What are the human ambitions which he rejects? Why?

3) Explain Einstein's views on politics.

4) Choose two of the three to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) What does Einstein say in his his "Thanks to America" in Part 1? What does he thank America for?

2) Why does Einstein extol the university of Davos, Switzerland? Explain.

3) What does Einstein say about George Bernard Shaw? Why does he admire him?

4) Write on two of the above topics.

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