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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. How did Einstein describe what was happening to the German people with regard to their anti-Semitism?

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

3. What had the Prussian Academy of Sciences wanted Einstein to do?

4. At the beginning of Part III Einstein compared the psychic distemper of a society with what?

5. What was the reason Einstein gave for no longer wanting to live in Germany?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some of the things about George Bernard Shaw which Einstein admired?

2. What did the Prussian Academy of Sciences ask Einstein to do?

3. What other German scientific academy threw Einstein out besides the Prussian Academy and why?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. Who was Herzl and what did he do?

10. Name some of the features of the Jewish tradition that Einstein mentions in Part IV and for which he is very grateful.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What did Einstein say in his letter to a woman who sent him a manuscript for his comments?

2) What did Einstein say in his message to the children of Japan? What book did he mention to them that he had always lying on his table?

3) What did Einstein mean by "Paradise Lost"? Elaborate.

4) Write on two of the three topics.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

1) Who was Professor Katzenstein? What was his relationship with Einstein? What did he devote research to?

2) Who was Dr. Solf? What college was he associated with? What did he do?

3) What was Einstein's feeling about wealth? Do you agree with his opinion?

4) Write on two of the three above topics.

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