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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 Judaism attempt to do according to Einstein?
2. The demands of what form of societal system were for the most part first raised by the Jews, according to Einstein?
3. According to Einstein what is the supreme value to which all other values are subordinate?
4. What did the Prussian Academy of Sciences rebuke Einstein for not doing?
5. With which famous French writer did Einstein compare himself with in explaining his decision not to associate with the French Manifesto against anti-Semitism?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Einstein feel were the greatest enemies of the national consciousness and honor of the Jews?
2. Name some of the features of the Jewish tradition that Einstein mentions in Part IV and for which he is very grateful.
3. Who was Herzl and what did he do?
4. What was Einstein's thought on the relations between Jews and Arabs?
5. What were the O.R.T. and the O.Z.E. and in what city did Einstein give a speech to them?
6. What other German scientific academy threw Einstein out besides the Prussian Academy and why?
7. Why did Einstein no longer want to be a citizen of Germany?
8. In the beginning of Part III what comparison did Einstein make between the German society and an individual?
9. What was Einstein's definition of political liberty?
10. What did the Prussian Academy of Sciences accuse Einstein of doing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1) What was Einstein's view of the Flemish people's demonstration? What positive role did Einstein feel small nations might take in the world in the matter of peace?
2) Describe Einstein's views on labor. Describe the difference between real overproduction and apparent over production.
3) Describe Einstein's views on war reparations.
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) Explain why Einstein considers himself a religious man? What, according to Einstein, engendered religion?
2) Tell what Gumbel was noted for. What did he write about? What saddens Einstein about Gumbel?
3) What did Einstein feel was the true value of a human being? Why?
4) Choose two of the three topics to write on.
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