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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What theory says that the universe has always existed and always will?
(a) Grand unified theory.
(b) Particle physics.
(c) Theory of everything.
(d) Quantum mechanics.

3. If there is a grand unified theory, according to Hawking it would be the ultimate triumph of what?
(a) Human reason.
(b) Physics.
(c) Human philosophy.
(d) Science.

4. When Einstein said he was not coming back to Germany, what was the headline in the paper?
(a) Good-Bye Bad Science - Einstein remains in America.
(b) We Lost the Greatest Mathematician of our Time.
(c) Professor Einstein Stays Away to Save His Life.
(d) Good News from Einstein - He's Not Coming Back.

5. What question is among the unanswerable questions children ask, according to the Introduction?
(a) Why does time only go in one direction?
(b) Why are we here?
(c) What happens when we die?
(d) Why is there a universe?

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of numbers can be used to run time backwards?

2. What star system has a fairly certain black hole?

3. Hawking used what kind of space-time to reach the conclusion that the universe is similar to a sphere?

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

5. Who developed the uncertainty principle?

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