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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one of the categories of force-carrying virtual protons?

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

4. Why did the Christian church adopt Ptolemy's view of the universe?

5. What is the name for the limit that states the smallest mass a star can have in order for it to produce a black hole?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do religious explanations to fundamental questions of the universe reveal?

2. What will happen if the expansion of the universe stops?

3. Why can nothing move faster than the speed of light according to the theory of relativity?

4. When looking at the sky on a clear night what do you see and how far away is it?

5. What is the relationship between quantum mechanics and predictions?

6. Light behaves in which two manners?

7. What is one way that scientists determine that subatomic particles exist?

8. Due to the influences of mass and energy, light does what?

9. What could cause the expansion of the universe to go on forever?

10. What is the uncertainty principle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how science has evolved to lead us to the point we are today. What were some of the most influential concepts and ideas? What outside forces molded these ideas? Use the book to cite examples for your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is a simile and metaphor? Why does Hawking use similes and metaphors in his book? Using examples from the book, discuss which simile and metaphor are the most effective and why.

Essay Topic 3

Hawking simplifies many concepts in his book. Using the text to support your answer, what is the purpose of simplifying these ideas? How does Hawking accomplish this simplification of complex scientific ideas?

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