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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven, The Super in Superstring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes a fermion?
(a) The supersymmetric version of a proton.
(b) The super-partner of a proton.
(c) A messenger particle for a force.
(d) A particle of matter.

2. Einstein's equation, E=mc^2, states that which of the following are equivalent?
(a) Energy and light.
(b) Light and magnetism.
(c) Energy and mass.
(d) Electricity and magnetism.

3. How can black holes be detected?
(a) By their effects on objects around them.
(b) By observing the directions of solar winds.
(c) By looking for dark gaps in clusters of stars.
(d) With an ultraviolet-range telescope.

4. Which of the following is not true according to special relativity?
(a) Motion and time are relative; they depend on the observer.
(b) Time does not pass for objects that are perfectly at rest.
(c) All objects move at a constant speed through space-time.
(d) No object can move faster than the speed of light.

5. How are the amplitude of a string's vibration and the mass of the particle it represents related?
(a) Amplitude and mass are not related.
(b) If there is a non-zero amplitude, the particle is massless.
(c) The higher the amplitude, the less massive the particle.
(d) The higher the amplitude, the more massive the particle.

Short Answer Questions

1. The advent of fermionic vibrational patterns resulted in the creation of _____.

2. Which of the following is true about the tension within a string?

3. What is the Planck energy?

4. Which of the following correctly describes the structure of an atom?

5. Quantum electroweak theory concerns quantum mechanics and _____.

(see the answer key)

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