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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Isaac Newton.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Galileo was in constant conflict with what church?
(a) Christian.
(b) Presbyterian.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Baptist.

2. Heisenberg and Erwin Shrodinger developed what reformulation of standard mechanics?
(a) Relativity mechanics.
(b) Theoretical mechanics.
(c) Quantum mechanics.
(d) Atomic mechanics.

3. There must be a beginning and an end to the universe if what theory is used?
(a) Theory of light.
(b) Singulatiry theory.
(c) Theory of relativity.
(d) Quantum mechanics.

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

5. What is one thing particles do when they enter a black hole?
(a) Stop emitting light.
(b) Cause the emission of other particles.
(c) Become destroyed.
(d) Become very dense.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who proposed the elliptical orbits of the planets?

2. There are at least how many different arrows of time?

3. Light moves along what sort of lines?

4. What is one of Hawking's three possibilities for the unification of physics theory?

5. The general theory of relativity best describes what world?

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