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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven, The Super in Superstring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes a fermion?
(a) The supersymmetric version of a proton.
(b) The super-partner of a proton.
(c) A particle of matter.
(d) A messenger particle for a force.

2. How many dimensions did the tiny objects involved in the original statement of string theory have?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

4. Which of the following did Einstein considered time?
(a) A physical substance, composed of particles.
(b) A fourth dimension, alongside the three spatial dimensions.
(c) The fifth fundamental force of the universe.
(d) A three-dimensional field.

5. Which of the following is closest to the Planck length?
(a) A billionth of a billionth of a centimeter.
(b) A thousandth of a centimeter.
(c) A millionth of a centimeter.
(d) A millionth of a billionth of a billionth of a billionth of a centimeter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1968 it was discovered that protons and neutrons are composed of which type of particle?

3. Einstein's equation, E=mc^2, states that which of the following are equivalent?

4. Which physicist is credited with discovering that light is composed of particles?

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

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