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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 church panel was Galileo brought before?

2. The man who was convicted of trying to murder Einstein was fined how much?

3. What might escape from a black hole?

4. An open string is defined as what?

5. What year did the church declare Copernicanism false and erroneous?

Short Essay Questions

1. If quantum mechanics is used, then the universe has always done what?

2. What is, according to the book, the most recent attempt to find a complete unified theory?

3. Addressing the question of why the universe exists was once the job of philosophers, but now is not done because of what reason?

4. What is the mathematical problem regarding the origination of the universe?

5. String theory implies what about other dimensions?

6. Why do physicists want to detect black holes?

7. Hawking considers Galileo to be what?

8. Using imaginary numbers allows time to do what?

9. Hawking says that when the universe loses all order, what will happen with life?

10. What does a weak form of the anthropic principle hold for the view of the universe?

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

Using the book to support your answer, answer the following question: Was there a beginning of time and will there be an end?

Essay Topic 3

What do the arrows of time symbolize? What are their purposes? Which one is most important in our universe? Which one would Hawking say is most important? Why? Please use the text to support your answers.

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