Book- Beehive
Chapter-4 A Truly Beautiful Mind
Extract Based Questions:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
Question 4:
He also felt a special interest in a fellow student, Mileva Marie, whom he found to be a "clever creature". This young serb had come to Switzerland because the University in Zurich was one of the few in Europe where women could get degrees. Einstein saw in her an ally against the "philistines"- those people in his family and at the university with whom he was constantly at odds.
?Who is "clever creature" and "young
serb" in the passage ? ?Why did the young serh come to
Switzerland ?
?What was the attitude of Einstein
towards the young serb ?
Dear Student,
Here are the answers:
1. In the passage, "clever creature" and "young Serb" are used for Mileva Maric, a fellow student with Einstein.
2. The young Serb had come to Switzerland because the University in Zurich was one of the few universities in Europe where women could get degrees.
3. Einstein had fallen in love with the young Serb.
Regards
Here are the answers:
1. In the passage, "clever creature" and "young Serb" are used for Mileva Maric, a fellow student with Einstein.
2. The young Serb had come to Switzerland because the University in Zurich was one of the few universities in Europe where women could get degrees.
3. Einstein had fallen in love with the young Serb.
Regards