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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. Einstein was a citizen of what country?
2. When did the Prussian Academy take cognizance of Einstein's resignation?
3. What did Einstein say would be no excuse for the behavior of the scientific academies?
4. What is the function of the Talmud?
5. What are the Torah and Talmud to Einstein?
Short Essay Questions
1. To help explain why he didn't accept the invitation to associate himself with a French proponent against Anti-Semitism he cited a comparison of a certain French writer and a famous political case. What were they?
2. Einstein wrote that he would only live in a country with what characteristics?
3. What was Einstein's thought on the relations between Jews and Arabs?
4. Einstein mentioned something else, another Jewish tradition found in many of the Psalms; what was it?
5. In the beginning of Part III what comparison did Einstein make between the German society and an individual?
6. What was one of the important aims of the Zionist organization and who helped implement this?
7. What made solidarity and achievements as a people difficult if not impossible for the Jews for thousands of years?
8. What was Einstein's advice to Jewish youth?
9. Name some of the features of the Jewish tradition that Einstein mentions in Part IV and for which he is very grateful.
10. What did Einstein feel were the greatest enemies of the national consciousness and honor of the Jews?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1) Describe Einstein's views on Judaism. Go into detail.
2) What did Einstein advise Jewish youth to do? Why do you think he advised that?
3) What was the Zionist movement? Name one or two leaders of the movement.
4) Choose two of the three topics to write on.
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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