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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. When Einstein said he was not coming back to Germany, what was the headline in the paper?

2. The laws of science that govern the behavior of matter under all normal situations say that under the combination of the two operations C and P, what happens?

3. Einstein signed a letter to what President urging him to take discovery of the nuclear bomb seriously?

4. "We see the universe the way it is because we exist," demonstrates what principle?

5. What is one of Hawking's three possibilities for the unification of physics theory?

Short Essay Questions

1. Hawking considers Galileo to be what?

2. Real time is described in math using what?

3. Using imaginary numbers allows time to do what?

4. Why do physicists want to detect black holes?

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

6. What is one theory about what happens when particles match up with their anti-particles on the event horizon of a black hole?

7. What punishment did the Inquisition order for Galileo?

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

9. Einstein preferred what over the fleeting nature of politics?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Black holes exist in math, but not in observational reality. What does this mean for the evolution of ideas that scientists accept the idea of a new creation purely by seeing the math work? What does Hawking say about the evolution of ideas without observational proof? Please use the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book and statements made by Hawking in the book: Is it important if we view the world as particles, waves or strings and why?

Essay Topic 3

Hawking often compares and contrasts science and God. Using examples from the text: What is the purpose of comparing and contrasting science and God?

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