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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, Quantum Geometry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is true regarding experimental confirmation of string theory?
(a) It was confirmed in the 1980s.
(b) It has not yet been experimentally confirmed.
(c) It can never be confirmed.
(d) It has been experimentally confirmed, but the data are still being processed.

2. Which of the following is one of the major problems in using both quantum physics and general relativity?
(a) At small scales, quantum physics predicts uncertainty, but general relativity requires certainty.
(b) General relativity is a wave theory, but quantum physics is a particle theory.
(c) General relativity is time-dependant, quantum physics is a steady-state theory.
(d) Quantum physics predicts that all particles are massless.

3. How does the number of extra "curled up" dimensions affect the vibration of strings?
(a) More dimensions allow for string with length in more than one direction.
(b) More dimensions require more energy for the same vibrational pattern.
(c) More dimensions provide more ways to vibrate.
(d) String vibration is not affected by additional dimensions.

4. According to special relativity, which of the following can move faster than light?
(a) Gravitational waves.
(b) Neutrinos.
(c) Nothing can move faster than light.
(d) Quantum data.

5. Which of the follow best describes a boson?
(a) A particle of energy, a messenger particle for a force.
(b) The super-partner of a proton.
(c) A particle of matter.
(d) The supersymmetric version of a proton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Two theories form the basis of modern physics, but are incompatible with one another. String theory attempts to reconcile these fields. What are these two theories?

2. What rule did Max Planck discover the electromagnetic waves bounded in a container, such as an oven, must follow?

3. What is one of the difficulties in determining the shape of the Calabi-Yau space?

4. Which of the following correctly describes the structure of an atom?

5. Which of the following is true regarding the mass and spin of a pair of superpartners?

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