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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. How were people's views of space-time changed because of Einstein's work?
(a) No one's idea of space-time was changed.
(b) Space-time became understood as a passive feature.
(c) Space-time became understood as a dynamic feature.
(d) Space-time became irrelevant.

2. When was Einstein born?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1867.

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

4. Who developed quantum theory?
(a) Max Jeoff.
(b) Max Planck.
(c) Max Wurst.
(d) Percy Max.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Einstein accept a position?

3. What theories of relativity did Einstein advance?

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

5. What does relativity show about the speed of light?

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