Einstein Questionnaire

Questionnaire

2005 has been named ‘Einstein Year’ by the Institute of Physics. As part of our final year project, we are interested in finding out how much people know about him, his life and his work. We would be very grateful if you could complete this questionnaire and if you have any questions or want any more information please do not hesitate to contact either of us.

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Question 1 is omitted due to technical errors

2. What is Einstein’s first name?
a. Alfred
b. Albert
c. Alexander
d. Andrew

3. Where was Einstein born?
a. England
b. Switzerland
c. Germany
d. America

4. Where was he working when his major works were printed?
a. Patent office
b. University of Zurich
c. University of Princeton
d. His father’s shop

5. 2005 is the centenary of which event in his life?
a. His Birth
b. His Death
c. His Nobel Prize
d. His major publications

6. In which discipline did Einstein win his Nobel Prize?
a. Physics
b. Chemistry
c. Economics
d. Peace

7. What did Einstein win his Nobel Prize for?
a. Photoelectric effect
b. Discovery of heavy Hydrogen
c. The Model of StockMarket fluctuations
d. E = mc2

8. In which of these fields did Einstein publish work?

(tick all which apply)
a. Photoelectric effect
b. Aerodynamics
c. Fluid dynamics
d. Brownian motion
e. Relativity
f. Superconductivity
g. Lasers
h. None of these

9. Which of these products rely on principles that Einstein worked on?

(tick all which apply)
a. CAT Scans
b. CD Players
c. GPS
d. Lasers
e. X-ray machines
f. Microwave Ovens
g. TV Screens
h. None of these

10. Which two of these modern research disciplines did Einstein’s work lead to?
a. The unified field theory
b. Quantum Physics
c. Chaos Theory
d. Fluid Dynamics

11. Which of these did Einstein discover?
a. Heavy Hydrogen
b. Structure of an Atom
c. Existence of Pluto
d. None of these

12. In what year was Einstein publicly recognised?
a. 1879
b. 1899
c. 1919
d. 1939

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