Einstein

How did the job at the patent office help Einstein?

• He learned how to create new things.

• He knew new ideas that belonged to others and revised them.

• He met people who helped him solve problems.

• He had the freedom to work on his own ideas.

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Why were scientists astounded by Einstein's Writing in 1905?

• He was a 26 year old patent clerk.

• He changed the way they thought about the universe.

• He did not work in the physics department of a university.

• All of the above

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Why did Einstein's boss at the patent office tell him, "When you pick up an application, think that anything the inventor says is wrong"?

• He didn't think any of the applicants could invent anything.

• He knew that Einstein thought that only inventors had good ideas.

• He needed Einstein to test things to find flaws and mistakes.

• He wanted to tell Einstein a joke.

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In order to protect and sell an invention, the individual must be granted a _______.

• job

• patent

• A Nobel prize

• an award

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Which of the following words best describes Einstein?

• curious

• patient

• careful

• friendly

What happened before Einstein changed how scientists thought about the universe?

• Einstein moved to the United States to avoid World War II.

• Einstein's writing was published in a leading German scientific journal.

• Einstein's professors helped him get a good job at a university.

• Einstein received patents for many things such as computers and CDs.

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After Germany declared war, Einstein

• graduated from a top German university and easily found a job

• developed the theory of relativity while studying in New Jersey

• proved the existence of atoms and molecules

• accepted a position with the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton New Jersey

How did British scientists test Einstein's theory of relativity?

• by analyzing molecules and atoms

• by measuring the position of a star during a solar eclipse

• by observing the speed of moving objects

• by reworking his formulas

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Which of the following is a fact about Einstein?

• Einstein was the smartest person who has ever lived.

• Einstein only needed a chair, a table, a violin, and a bowl of fruit to be happy.

• Einstein's mother encouraged him to play the violin.

• Einstein was a great violinist.

This book is a biography because

• it tells you about Einstein's theory of relativity

• it describes the life and talents of a person

• become a lifelong learner

• it tells you how to apply for a patent