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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, A Brief History of Relativity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What human conceptions did Einstein's papers change?
(a) Space, time, and reality.
(b) Time, ciphers, and values.
(c) Morals, virtues, and predilections.
(d) Love, warp speed, and imaginary time.

2. What did nineteenth century scientists believe space was pervaded by?
(a) Ether.
(b) Asteroids.
(c) Time.
(d) Methane.

3. Who later showed that general relativity implied the Big Bang?
(a) Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose.
(b) Stephen Hawking and Matthew Williams.
(c) Allen Walton and Roger Penrose.
(d) Allen Walton and Zion Greenlee.

4. Who did Einstein encourage to begin nuclear research?
(a) President Truman.
(b) President Grant.
(c) President Johnson.
(d) President Roosevelt.

5. What did Einstein resist to admit that general relativity implied if all the stars died?
(a) The universe would collapse and recreate itself.
(b) The universe would come to an end.
(c) The universe would never have existed.
(d) The universe would never die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Einstein assume about scientific laws?

2. What does relativity show about the speed of light?

3. What theory of Einstein's contradicted Newton's law of gravity?

4. What theories of relativity did Einstein advance?

5. What did Einstein suggest concerning the speed of light?

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