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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fifteen, Prospects.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of a wave is light?
(a) An electromagnetic wave.
(b) An electrical wave.
(c) A photonic wave.
(d) A gravitational wave.

2. Regarding mirror-symmetry, Greene's work proved that _____.
(a) It occurs only below the Planck length.
(b) It is only valid under special circumstances.
(c) It is invalid.
(d) It is a part of string theory.

3. How many total dimensions are required by string theory?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

4. Which team of researchers discovered the process for altering Calabi-Yau spaces by rupturing them?
(a) Greene and Morrison.
(b) Bohr and Feynman.
(c) Hawking and Fermi.
(d) Yau and Tian.

5. What is the traditional method of testing theories in physics?
(a) Consensus.
(b) Debate.
(c) Experimentation.
(d) Mathematical proof.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distinction does dark matter have?

2. What is the collapse and reformation of a Calabi-Yau shape called?

3. According to Newton's theory of gravity, if two objects have a gravitational pull on one another, and one changes its mass or distance from the other, how quickly does the effect of this change travel to the other object?

4. Edwin Hubble used Einstein's theories to show that the fabric of the universe _____.

5. Which of the following is true regarding the mass and spin of a pair of superpartners?

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