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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the world of quantum physics, there are two categories of particles: particles with fractional spin called fermions and those of integer spin, called what?
(a) Bosons.
(b) Nuclei.
(c) Micrometers.
(d) Leptons.

2. According to the inflationary theory, the radius of the universe increased by how many times during less than the first second of time after which the quantum stability caused the expansion to slow?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1005.
(d) 1050.

3. Although Darwin wrote his theory in a 230-page essay, he did not publish it for how long?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 15 years.

4. What is a branch of physics that studies the existence and interactions of particles that are the constituents of what is usually referred to as matter or radiation?
(a) Triangulation.
(b) Heliocentricism.
(c) Particle physics.
(d) Cartography.

5. Quantum physics first emerged when who theorized that energy came in discrete units called quanta?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Isaac Newtwon.
(c) Plato.
(d) Max Planck.

6. The "probability" nature of quantum physics bothered what physicist who thought a some point a quantum theory of certitudes would be developed?
(a) Jean Richer.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Robert Hooke.
(d) Archimedes.

7. What was the name of Charles Darwin's grandfather who had written the book, "Zoonomia"?
(a) Edwin Darwin.
(b) Johann Darwin.
(c) Erasmus Darwin.
(d) James Darwin.

8. In the world of quantum physics, fermions comprise matter and bosons convey what?
(a) Mass.
(b) Radiology.
(c) Force.
(d) Dark matter.

9. In Chapter 16, the author describes theoretical physicists, saying,"Theoretical physicists, like artists are guided in their work by aesthetic as well as" what concerns?
(a) Subjective.
(b) Objective.
(c) Rational.
(d) Irrational.

10. There is suspicion that there may be undetected matter which astronomers refer to as what?
(a) Micrometer.
(b) Dark matter.
(c) Quantum flux.
(d) Parallax.

11. What is the second premise of "On the Origin of Species"?
(a) Survival is based on the process of natural selection.
(b) Living creatures create more off-spring than nature can support.
(c) There are variations within species.
(d) Survival is based on nature versus nurture.

12. What astrophysicist first referred to a single quantum of energy that erupted and unleashed the universe as the "big bang"?
(a) Georges Lemaitre.
(b) Claudius Ptolemy.
(c) Fred Hoyle.
(d) Edwin Hubble.

13. What does SETI stand for?
(a) Stationary energy transmission intelligence.
(b) Static energy for transintelligence.
(c) Search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
(d) Satellite for elliptical integers.

14. When was Charles Darwin born?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1853.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1902.

15. Where was Albert Einstein born?
(a) Poland.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was William Herschel from?

2. According to the author in Chapter 19, what has shown that the same matter and elements exist everywhere?

3. The photographs taken by who in England in the 1880s proved that most nebulae were spirals?

4. When did Protestant clergyman John Wilkins speak of man's settling on the moon?

5. What Russian scientist theorized that the beginning of the universe may have started with a core so hot and dense that it created nuclear fusion and created the elements now known to man?

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