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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. How does Hawking describe himself?
(a) An optimist.
(b) A relationist.
(c) A negativist.
(d) A positivist.

2. What does Hawking compare to brains in the complexity versus speed trade-off?
(a) Electronic circuits.
(b) Underground wires.
(c) Sonic waves.
(d) Malfunctioning circuit boards.

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

4. Whom did Einstein later marry after his first marriage fell apart?
(a) His cousin Elsa.
(b) His friend Margaret.
(c) His brother's sister Mary.
(d) His sister's friend Eleanor.

5. What does relativity show about the speed of light?
(a) The speed of light will appear constant.
(b) The speed of light is independent of will.
(c) The speed of light is dependent upon gravity.
(d) The speed of light is an illusion of motion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did one of Einstein's mathematical errors prevent Marcel and Einstein from doing?

2. What does the Schrodinger equation specify?

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

4. Because of the curvature of space-time, how do paths appear to bend?

5. What is one reason Hawking takes multiple dimensions seriously?

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