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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Albert Einstein.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aristotle thought that the Earth was what?
(a) Stationary.
(b) In orbit around the sun.
(c) Bigger than the sun.
(d) Its own galaxy.

2. For satellites orbiting the earth, time does what in relation to the ground of the earth?
(a) Remains the same.
(b) Speeds up.
(c) Runs almost at the same pace.
(d) Slows down.

3. Hawking argues that randomness must exist to a certain degree due to what?
(a) The lack of knowledge.
(b) The ability to run time backwards.
(c) The theory of relativity.
(d) The uncertainty principle.

4. Who proposed the elliptical orbits of the planets?
(a) Kepler.
(b) Galileo.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Newton.

5. In what year was Einstein's vocal support of the Zionist cause recognized?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1951.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hawking define scientific theory?

2. All the particles in the universe are what type of spin?

3. How many miles does light travel in one earth year?

4. Who developed the uncertainty principle?

5. What might escape from a black hole?

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