Question 1
How did Germany's universities react to the Nazi system?
a. Germany's long and powerful academic tradition created a habit of independent, critical thinking that dominated academia and vigorously opposed the Nazis.
b. For generations, German universities promoted extreme nationalism, opposed liberalism, and supported irrational political Romanticism and hero worship. A majority of professors and student found their hero in Hitler.
c. Germany's universities were focused on the physical sciences and technology (especially since the Second Industrial Revolution) and, thus, were neutral about the highly politicized Nazi system.
d. As part of the policy of coordination, massive purges removed a majority of university professors. Universities, therefore, supported the Nazis.
e. After initial uncertainties, most German universities adopted a policy of passive resistance.
Question 2
What did E.F. Schumacher argue in his book, Small Is Beautiful?
a. That globalization made the world feel smaller
b. That small businesses were more capable of innovation than large firms
c. That children are the world's greatest natural resource
d. That the new innovations in science and technology would wreak havoc with the world's ecology and natural resources
e. That preservation was the key to saving the environment
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