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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Elementary Particles and the Forces of Nature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most people believe that since the universe had a beginning it must have a what?
(a) An end.
(b) A timeline.
(c) A birth.
(d) A middle.

2. The universe has how many dimensions?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

3. Hawking is what type of physicist?
(a) Theoretical.
(b) Particle.
(c) Astro.
(d) Micro.

4. Scientists start their understanding of the universe with what?
(a) A theory.
(b) Observations.
(c) Observations and mathematics.
(d) Mathematics.

5. What is one of the varieties of quarks?
(a) Quirky.
(b) Random.
(c) Odd.
(d) Strange.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who created the idea that a star can collapse and become a black hole?

2. Who developed the uncertainty principle?

3. Unlike children, scientists and philosophers, most adults use what to explain away the fundamental questions of the universe?

4. The universe is largely made up of what?

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

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