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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. There must be a beginning and an end to the universe if what theory is used?
2. What year did Galileo die?
3. Who discovered the equation that governs the electron?
4. Why did the universe not collapse back on itself shortly after the big bang?
5. There are at least how many different arrows of time?
Short Essay Questions
1. String theory implies what about other dimensions?
2. What punishment did the Inquisition order for Galileo?
3. Hawking says that when the universe loses all order, what will happen with life?
4. What is the mathematical problem regarding the origination of the universe?
5. Real time is described in math using what?
6. What does the psychological arrow of time represent?
7. Hawking considers Galileo to be what?
8. What might have happened to the black holes left over from the early period of the Big Bang?
9. What does a weak form of the anthropic principle hold for the view of the universe?
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
Using what has been presented in the book, what concepts would string theory have to embody in order to be considered the theory that unites the general theory of relativity with quantum mechanics? What issues would string theory have to overcome? Use examples from the book to support 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 principle introduced in Hawking's book is the most influential on our view of the world and universe today? Why? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
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