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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Brane New World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When particles hit p-branes, what are produced?
(a) Nothing is produced.
(b) Miniature explosions.
(c) Extra, multi-dimensional branes.
(d) Time bombs.

2. What does the universe's real-time history determine, according to Hawking and Hartle?
(a) Its third-eye time history.
(b) Its imaginary time history and vice versa.
(c) Its fictional time history.
(d) Its historical fictions.

3. How does Hawking think we should try to understand the beginning of the universe?
(a) In terms of scientific laws.
(b) In terms of philosophy.
(c) In terms of religious theories.
(d) In terms of scientific arguments.

4. How many books a year are estimated to be published?
(a) Three hundred thousand books.
(b) Two hundred thousand books.
(c) One thousand books.
(d) Four hundred thousand books.

5. What does Hawking believe the possibility of intelligent beings depends on?
(a) The amount of thought in the universe.
(b) The amount of space in the universe.
(c) The amount of matter in the universe.
(d) The amount of time in the universe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does one set of possibilities lie in relation to using the laws of physics to explore the galaxy?

2. What may imaginary time surfaces actually be?

3. What kind of nutshell is the most probable shape of a brane world?

4. What does Hawking claim might permeate all of space-time at higher dimensions?

5. What does Hawking believe we should try to understand?

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