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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 do we need to describe what happens on the edge of the universe?
(a) Finite structures.
(b) Limited perceptions.
(c) Boundary conditions.
(d) Boundary laws.

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

3. What would a civilization have to do to build a time machine?
(a) Preclude the time travel paradox.
(b) Surpass a time travel "horizon."
(c) Create a new cosmos.
(d) Generate enough heat to fuel the time machine's engines.

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

5. What is a p = 2 brane?
(a) A surface.
(b) A wall.
(c) A ladder.
(d) A geometrical unit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does one set of possibilities lie in relation to using the laws of physics to explore the galaxy?

3. What final state does Hawking wonder if humanity will ever reach?

4. What partially restores determinism as a view?

5. What does general relativity combine time with space to form?

(see the answer key)

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