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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Predicting the Future.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things are considered capable of shaping space-time, according to Einstein?
(a) Time and conclusion.
(b) Matter and weight.
(c) Gravity and space.
(d) Mass and energy.

2. How did religious leaders respond to Hawking and Penrose's work?
(a) It scared them.
(b) It delighted them.
(c) It made them struggle with their beliefs.
(d) It mystified them.

3. What does Hawking believe we should try to understand?
(a) The universe.
(b) Market theory.
(c) Gravitational spin.
(d) All philosophy.

4. What can we not coherently ask about the way the universe is?
(a) Why the universe will end.
(b) Why the universe is so big.
(c) Why the universe is the way it is.
(d) Why the universe is so small.

5. How do objects in space-time attempt to move?
(a) In boxes.
(b) In loops.
(c) In curves.
(d) In straight lines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of lengths do P-branes have?

2. What does the universe's real-time history determine, according to Hawking and Hartle?

3. What can quantum theory represent?

4. What famous quote is attributed to physicist John Wheeler?

5. What do black holes absorb?

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