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

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

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

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

5. What did Einstein wish people to abandon concerning time?
(a) That time equals money.
(b) The idea of the 24 hour clock.
(c) A general notion of the ratio of time to speed.
(d) A universal notion of time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which project produced Fat Man and Little Boy?

2. When was Einstein born?

3. What were Fat Man and Little Boy dropped on in 1945?

4. How were people's views of space-time changed because of Einstein's work?

5. By what year was Einstein famous?

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