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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. From what location was the Introduction written?
(a) Ithaca, NJ
(b) Ithaca, AZ
(c) Ithaca, CA
(d) Ithaca, NY

2. The writer of the Introduction hints that time might be able to move in what direction?
(a) Backwards.
(b) Sideways.
(c) Forwards.
(d) A repeat cycle.

3. Who wrote the introduction?
(a) Max Planck.
(b) Carl Sagan.
(c) Stephen Hawking.
(d) Edwin Hubble.

4. Why did the Christian church adopt Ptolemy's view of the universe?
(a) Because it gives room for the Biblical account of creation.
(b) Because it gives room for the existence of other worlds.
(c) Because it gives room for the existence of heaven and hell.
(d) Because it gives room for the existence of God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For satellites orbiting the earth, time does what in relation to the ground of the earth?

2. The universe has how many dimensions?

3. Hawking is what type of physicist?

4. Aristotle and who believed that time is not absolute?

5. What travels at the speed of 186,000 miles per second?

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