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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, A Brief History of Relativity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Einstein receive his degree?
(a) The Seattle School of Law.
(b) Simmons Seminary.
(c) The Federal Polytechnic School.
(d) Technical Teaching School.

2. What was the twentieth century's other complete conceptual revolution?
(a) Molecular biology.
(b) Quantum theory.
(c) Molecular physics.
(d) Quantum geology.

3. Where did Einstein move in 1914?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Austria.
(d) Berlin.

4. What were Fat Man and Little Boy dropped on in 1945?
(a) Berlin and Kohn.
(b) Honolulu and Maui.
(c) Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
(d) Paris and London.

5. Who produced the theory about curved spaces?
(a) Georg Reimann.
(b) Professor Marx.
(c) George Markowitz.
(d) Harvey Dent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Einstein born?

2. Who later showed that general relativity implied the Big Bang?

3. When did Einstein receive the Nobel prize?

4. What two things are considered capable of shaping space-time, according to Einstein?

5. What did Einstein wish people to abandon concerning time?

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