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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Our Future?, Star Trek or Not?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a p = 1 brane?
(a) A string.
(b) A box.
(c) A cone.
(d) A plane.

2. What will create great problems for unimproved humans?
(a) Genetic engineering.
(b) Molecular physics.
(c) Genetic malfunctions.
(d) Moralistic contrivances.

3. What does Hawking explain particles do not have?
(a) Well-defined positions or velocities.
(b) Molecular shapes.
(c) Easily-shaped positions.
(d) Round-bodied physics.

4. What kind of philosophy do black holes have?
(a) A mature philosophy.
(b) A present philosophy.
(c) A contemporary philosophy.
(d) An escape philosophy.

5. What does general relativity combine time with space to form?
(a) Two-dimensional planes.
(b) Five-dimensional warp speed.
(c) Four-dimensional space-time.
(d) Three-dimensional physics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is determinism threatened by?

2. What theories implied that supersymmetric field particles should have superpartners?

3. Who believed they could interpret General Relativity so time had an infinite past and an infinite future?

4. How did physicists respond to Hawking and Penrose's work?

5. What does Hawking compare to brains in the complexity versus speed trade-off?

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