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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. What theories of relativity did Einstein advance?
(a) General and perfect.
(b) Special and general.
(c) Present perfect and past special.
(d) Normal and placid.

2. What equation shows mass and energy are equivalent?
(a) E = mc2.
(b) G = mc3.
(c) E = cm3.
(d) G = cm2.

3. What theory of Einstein's contradicted Newton's law of gravity?
(a) Relativity.
(b) Specifism.
(c) Conscience.
(d) Pacificism.

4. What did one of Einstein's mathematical errors prevent Marcel and Einstein from doing?
(a) Finishing the job in two weeks.
(b) Going to the SpaceTime conference of 1954.
(c) Formulating the appropriate equations.
(d) Colloborating on a second effort.

5. Where did Einstein accept a position?
(a) The Italian Academy of Science.
(b) The Prussian Academy of Science.
(c) The German Academy of Science.
(d) The American Academy of Science.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Einstein assume about scientific laws?

3. Who developed quantum theory?

4. When was Einstein born?

5. What did Einstein resist to admit that general relativity implied if all the stars died?

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