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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 Space and Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Stephen Hawking enter the Royal Society of London?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1973.

2. Philosophers try to understand the universe using what method?
(a) Religious reasoning.
(b) Disciplined logic.
(c) Circular arguments.
(d) Mathematics.

3. Who discovered the theory of gravity?
(a) Hubble.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Newton.
(d) Galileo.

4. Who created the relativity formula that states energy equals mass multiplied by the speed of light squared?
(a) Galileo.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Newton.
(d) Einstein.

5. Scientists try to create explanations for the way the universe works that always do what?
(a) Are developed in think tanks.
(b) Are complex.
(c) Are simple and easy to understand.
(d) Work mathematically.

Short Answer Questions

1. Most people believe that since the universe had a beginning it must have a what?

2. Who brought forth the idea that the earth and planets revolve around the sun?

3. What question is among the unanswerable questions children ask, according to the Introduction?

4. Hawking is what type of physicist?

5. The universe has how many dimensions?

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