Albert Einstein's life

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1. Where was Albert Einstein born? Princeton, New Jersey, USA Kaiserslautern, Germany Ulm, Germany Munich, Germany

2. Albert Einstein had a religious education at home, where he practised ___ . Judaism Islam Catholicism Protestantism

3. Einstein moved with his family to Milan in 1894. True False

4. Einstein's Swiss citizenship was granted in 1901. What other very important event in Einstein's life occurred in 1903? He joined the military service He accepted the Chair of Physics at Prague He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Society He married Mileva Marec

5. In 1908 Einstein became a lecturer at the University of ____ . Kiel Zurich Bern Munich

6. Einstein made his first visit to the United States in ___ 1923 1921 1925 1919

7. Why wasn't Einstein present in December 1922 to receive the Nobel prize in physics? He was on a voyage to Japan He was too busy working over his theory of relativity He thought that he didn't deserve to be rewarded He had family problems

8. In 1940 Einstein became a citizen of the United States. Did he retain his Swiss citizenship? Yes No

9. Which of these is NOT one of Einstein's honors? Nobel Prize Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Society Murphy Medal Royal Society Copley Medal

10. In which year did Einstein make a contribution to the war effort by hand-writing his 1905 paper on special relativity and putting it up for auction? 1939 1944 1941 1942