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 ___ . Protestantism Catholicism Judaism Islam

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 accepted the Chair of Physics at Prague He joined the military service He married Mileva Marec He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Society

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

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? Royal Society Murphy Medal Royal Society Copley Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Nobel Prize

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? 1944 1941 1939 1942