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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fifteen, Prospects.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In quantum mechanics, what is symmetry breaking?
(a) The primary reason that the theory is incompatible with general relativity.
(b) When two fused fundamental forces become separated out.
(c) When the symmetry between a electrical and magnetic field is broken at high energy levels.
(d) When an asymmetrical matter and anti-matter pair is created.

2. According to string theory, if a string does not vibrate, what is the consequence?
(a) It becomes a black hole.
(b) It ceases to exist.
(c) It becomes massless.
(d) It does not interact with space-time.

3. Quantum physics began with the study of the energy inside a heated, closed container, such as an oven. The problem with theories at the time was that they predicted that _____.
(a) The oven contains infinite energy.
(b) The oven can only store energy if it has no mass.
(c) The oven contains no energy.
(d) The oven can store more energy the smaller it is.

4. The discovery of the tearing of space-time came from cooperation between experts in physics and _____.
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Cosmology.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Engineering.

5. How many dimensions are necessitated by M-theory?
(a) Nine.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Eleven.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What materials were formed during the period of the big bang known as the "primordial nucleosynthesis"?

5. According to general relativity, the change that an object causes in the fabric of space-time depends directly on _____.

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