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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twelve, Beyond Strings, In Search of M-Theory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the traditional method of testing theories in physics?
(a) Debate.
(b) Experimentation.
(c) Mathematical proof.
(d) Consensus.

2. The wave-like nature of the electron means that after a collision, _____.
(a) The electron will disperse into a wave of energy.
(b) The electron has a range of possible locations.
(c) The electron can never be located again.
(d) The electron will double in frequency.

3. Who discovered the theory of general relativity?
(a) Max Planck.
(b) Isaac Newton.
(c) Richard Feynman.
(d) Albert Einstein.

4. What is one of the difficulties in determining the shape of the Calabi-Yau space?
(a) The equations governing its shape are too complex.
(b) No field of mathematics exists to support it.
(c) There are an infinite number of unknowns in its governing equation.
(d) The shape has an unequal number of real and imaginary dimensions.

5. What discovery was made that incorporated gravitational force into quantum mechanics via string theory?
(a) A vibrational pattern with the properties of the graviton was discovered.
(b) At extremely small scales, gravity is fused with the strong force.
(c) Gravity could be made symmetric only if the graviton is a string.
(d) Gravity was found to be supersymmetric.

Short Answer Questions

1. The advent of fermionic vibrational patterns resulted in the creation of _____.

2. How are the amplitude of a string's vibration and the mass of the particle it represents related?

3. What property did the double-slit experiment demonstrate that light has?

4. Which of the following is one of the difficulties in observing super particles?

5. The method of tearing space-time discovered by Greene and others is called _____.

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