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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 1050.
(c) 1005.
(d) 2003.

2. A combination of the telescope, the camera and what would ultimately reveal the composition of the stars?
(a) The particle scope.
(b) The microscope.
(c) The spectroscope.
(d) The micrometer.

3. The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of what century?
(a) 15th.
(b) 19th.
(c) 18th.
(d) 17th.

4. According to the author in Chapter 19, what has demonstrated that man cannot be a detached observer?
(a) Quantum physics.
(b) Darwinian evolution.
(c) Astrophysics.
(d) Black holes.

5. What refers to one of the extremely small constituents of matter, as an atom or nucleus?
(a) Parallax.
(b) Retrograde motion.
(c) Micrometer.
(d) Particle.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was William Herschel born?

2. Who concluded that the process of the earth's creation was part of an infinite repeating cycle of development and destruction?

3. Who discovered the period-luminosity phenomena that enabled the distances of the Milky Way and objects in deep space to be measured?

4. What is a device that uses electromagnetic fields to propel charged particles to high speeds and to contain them in well-defined beams?

5. According to the author, the vacuum genesis argues that something came from nothing and the quantum genesis advocates the application of the random nature of ______ to the early universe.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the world of science in the twentieth century in Chapter 17: "The Axis of History"?

2. What influences led William Herschel in his studies of nebulae, according to the author in Chapter 8: "Deep Space"?

3. How does the author compare telescopes and accelerators in Chapter 17: "The Axis of History"?

4. How have advancements in the sciences improved mankind, according to the author in Chapter 19: "Mind and Matter"?

5. How are nebulae defined in Chapter 8: "Deep Space"? What are the different classes of nebulae?

6. How does the author describe theoretical physicists in Chapter 16: "Rumors of Perfection"?

7. Why did Darwin delay the publication of "The Origin of the Species" according to the author in Chapter 14: "The Evolution of Atoms and Stars"?

8. What were the strengths of Darwin's "The Origin of the Species," according to the author in Chapter 14: "The Evolution of Atoms and Stars"?

9. What discoveries did Charles Darwin make on his five-year expedition described in Chapter 13: "The Age of the Earth"?

10. What was indicated by Einstein's theory of relativity, according to the author in Chapter 11: "The Expansion of the Universe"?

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