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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Thirteen, Black Holes, A String/M Theory Perspective.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following qualities must a physical law have in order to be considered symmetric?
(a) It does not depend on where or when it is applied.
(b) It works regardless of the spin of the particles involved.
(c) It is valid for both matter and energy.
(d) It is valid for both matter and anti-matter.

2. What are the vibrational patterns that a string can exhibit called?
(a) Resonances.
(b) Harmonics.
(c) Chords.
(d) Notes.

3. Who first proposed the existence of extra dimensions?
(a) Einstein.
(b) Hawking.
(c) Maxwell.
(d) Kaluza.

4. When the distance between two objects is doubled, what happens to the strength of the gravitational pull between them?
(a) It diminishes to one-half its original value.
(b) It is unchanged.
(c) It quadruples.
(d) It diminishes to one-fourth its original value.

5. The number of family groups corresponds to a feature of the Calabi-Yau shape. What is this feature?
(a) Its degree of internal divisions.
(b) Its number of extended dimensions.
(c) Its number of folds.
(d) Its number of holes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result when a particle of matter and a particle of antimatter are brought into contact?

2. What type of a wave is light?

3. Which of the following theory was NOT developed in order to try to resolve the conflicts between quantum mechanics and general relativity?

4. What is the Planck energy?

5. By what factor is the minimum mass of a wrapped string in determined?

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