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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Universe in a Nutshell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If there is a low amount of matter in the universe what will happen?
(a) The universe will explode.
(b) The universe will expand forever.
(c) The universe will stop expanding in two span.
(d) The universe will never expand.

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

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

4. Who developed quantum theory?
(a) Max Planck.
(b) Max Jeoff.
(c) Max Wurst.
(d) Percy Max.

5. What were Fat Man and Little Boy dropped on in 1945?
(a) Honolulu and Maui.
(b) Paris and London.
(c) Berlin and Kohn.
(d) Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Popper, what happens if positivism is true?

2. What did Einstein resist to admit that general relativity implied if all the stars died?

3. Why is it important that the sky is dark?

4. What did Einstein wish people to abandon concerning time?

5. What can Einstein's General Relativity be combined with?

(see the answer key)

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