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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Galileo wrote about Copernicus' theory in which language?
(a) Latin.
(b) Italian.
(c) Greek.
(d) French.

2. Black holes are similar to the singularity that existed before what event?
(a) The creation of the earth.
(b) The expansion of the universe.
(c) The destruction of cluster galaxies.
(d) The big bang.

3. The idea of the big bang arises from what phenomena?
(a) The theory of relativity.
(b) The expanding universe.
(c) The decreasing universe.
(d) The theory of light.

4. Newton was given the post of Warden where?
(a) At the Royal Treasurehouse.
(b) At the Royal Science Academy.
(c) At the Royal Mint.
(d) At the Royal Observatory.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Some particles might match up with their anti-particles at what point?

2. A possible solution to combining general relativity and the uncertainty principle is what?

3. What year did Galileo die?

4. Aristotle thought that the Earth was what?

5. Mathematics is the language of what?

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