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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Nothing but Music, The Essentials of Superstring Theory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would an outside observer notice about an object moving near the speed of light?
(a) It would appear to move slower near a gravitational field.
(b) It would appear vastly larger than it would at rest.
(c) It would not be observable under any circumstances.
(d) It would be shorted in the direction of its movement.

2. What rule did Max Planck discover the electromagnetic waves bounded in a container, such as an oven, must follow?
(a) The frequencies of the waves must all be the same.
(b) They must have a whole number of peaks and troughs that fit perfectly inside the container.
(c) The energies of all waves inside the over must cancel out to zero.
(d) There must be an even number of peaks and troughs.

3. In the 1800s, James Clerk Maxwell used a new mathematical framework to unite _____.
(a) Magnetism and gravity.
(b) Electricity and magnetism.
(c) Magnetism and light.
(d) Nuclear forces and gravity.

4. What are the characteristics of a wave?
(a) Frequency, polarity, and wavelength.
(b) Amplitude and energy.
(c) Frequency, wavelength, and amplitude.
(d) Energy level, polarity, and speed.

5. General relativity is incompatible with _____.
(a) State theory.
(b) Quantum mechanics.
(c) The photoelectric effect.
(d) The big bang theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the photoelectric effect?

2. What is the quantum, or messenger particle, of the strong force?

3. According to Newton's law of gravity, the strength of the pull between two objects depends on what factors?

4. Which of the following accurately describes the phenomenon of "quantum tunneling"?

5. What does the quantum electroweak theory state about the two fundamental forces it describes?

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