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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what year was Einstein's vocal support of the Zionist cause recognized?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1952.
2. In string theory, the strings have what dimension and no other?
(a) Length.
(b) Width.
(c) Height.
(d) Depth.
3. What is the purpose of an arrow of time?
(a) To indicate how fast time moves.
(b) To give direction to time.
(c) To indicate how much time has passed.
(d) To indicate how far time must move.
4. "We see the universe the way it is because we exist," demonstrates what principle?
(a) Rationalization principle.
(b) Anthropomorphic principle.
(c) Anthropic principle.
(d) Humanity principle.
5. Einstein divided his life between politics and what?
(a) Discovery.
(b) Math.
(c) Science.
(d) Equations.
Short Answer Questions
1. Black holes can capture matter particles and what other type of particles?
2. Who said, "Physics as we know it will be over in six months."
3. Black holes are speculated to be clumped together due to what?
4. What is one thing particles do when they enter a black hole?
5. What theory says that the universe has always existed and always will?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the estimated concentration of black holes?
2. Why do physicists want to detect black holes?
3. Hawking says that when the universe loses all order, what will happen with life?
4. Addressing the question of why the universe exists was once the job of philosophers, but now is not done because of what reason?
5. Using imaginary numbers allows time to do what?
6. What is Einstein's general theory of relativity's famous equation?
7. What might have happened to the black holes left over from the early period of the Big Bang?
8. When and why did Einstein become a pacifist?
9. String theory implies what about other dimensions?
10. What is the mathematical problem regarding the origination of the universe?
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