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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The extra dimension or dimensions in M-theory are needed in order to incorporate _____.
(a) Electroweak duality.
(b) Unwound Calabi-Yau spaces.
(c) Electromagnetism.
(d) Supergravity.

2. According to modern physics, which of the following may cease to exist at the center of a black hole?
(a) Energy.
(b) Space.
(c) Strings.
(d) Time.

3. In M-theory, what is a two-dimensional oscillating object is called?
(a) A two-string.
(b) A membrane.
(c) A flop.
(d) A blob.

4. Einstein's equation, E=mc^2, states that which of the following are equivalent?
(a) Light and magnetism.
(b) Energy and mass.
(c) Electricity and magnetism.
(d) Energy and light.

5. In string theory, how do strings interact?
(a) By joining and splitting.
(b) By colliding and tangling.
(c) By resonating with each other.
(d) By threading.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distinction does dark matter have?

2. In the 1800s, James Clerk Maxwell used a new mathematical framework to unite _____.

3. What are the characteristics of a wave?

4. Which of the following is true regarding experimental confirmation of string theory?

5. There are many possible Calabi-Yau spaces, but only shapes with which of the following characteristics are considered real possibilities?

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