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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. Einstein was offered the presidency of which country?

2. Einstein said that politics are for the present but equations are for how long?

3. Using low level radiation to detect black holes is in what stage of research?

4. In string theory, the strings have what dimension and no other?

5. What year did Galileo die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Hawking considers Galileo to be what?

2. What does the psychological arrow of time represent?

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

4. Real time is described in math using what?

5. Why do physicists want to detect black holes?

6. When you combine the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics, what does that mean for the universe?

7. Using imaginary numbers allows time to do what?

8. According to Hawking, people are naturally curious about what?

9. What is ironic about Einstein's involvement in U.S. politics?

10. Why did the Catholic church demand that Galileo stop writing about Copernican theory?

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

Hawking states that without science there can be no prediction and without predictive ability time is meaningless (Chapter 1). What does Hawking mean by this statement? Use examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

What is Hawking's definition of a scientific theory? Using this definition, discuss why (or why not) various theories in the book are scientific theories. Discuss at least three theories and use the book to support your answers.

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