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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Our Future?, Star Trek or Not?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of philosophy do black holes have?
(a) A present philosophy.
(b) An escape philosophy.
(c) A mature philosophy.
(d) A contemporary philosophy.

2. What is a p = 2 brane?
(a) A wall.
(b) A geometrical unit.
(c) A surface.
(d) A ladder.

3. According to Hawking, what lies ahead in the future if no great disaster occurs?
(a) Improving human morals.
(b) Improving the quality of life for all humans.
(c) Improving human genetics.
(d) Improving animal genetics.

4. What does Hawking explain particles do not have?
(a) Well-defined positions or velocities.
(b) Easily-shaped positions.
(c) Round-bodied physics.
(d) Molecular shapes.

5. What have serious effects on a quantum theory of gravity?
(a) Second state fluctuations.
(b) Fourth state fluctuations.
(c) Third state fluctuations.
(d) Ground state fluctuations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is intuitive to think about the "ground state" or stationary state of an object?

2. What made DNA obsolete as the only source of information about humans?

3. What does Hawking say might happen if humans don't destroy themselves?

4. Name two things that are doubling every forty years.

5. Because of the curvature of space-time, how do paths appear to bend?

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