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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Shape of Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What theories implied that supersymmetric field particles should have superpartners?
(a) Symmetric movement theories.
(b) Supertheoric partner theories.
(c) Supergravity theories.
(d) Particle accelerator theories.

2. What does time not have apart from the universe?
(a) Dependent meaning.
(b) Independent meaning.
(c) Illegitimate significance.
(d) Futuristic tendencies.

3. By what year was Einstein famous?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1988.

4. What did Einstein suggest concerning the speed of light?
(a) Light is independent of motion.
(b) Light is dependent on motion.
(c) Light is dependent on time.
(d) Light is independent of time.

5. Dirac's discoveries were difficult to reconcile with what?
(a) Maxwell's unification of magnetism, energy, and electricity.
(b) Popper's theory of demystification.
(c) Newton's law of gravity.
(d) Hawking's harangue on black hole theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Einstein born?

2. When did Einstein receive the Nobel prize?

3. What does TOE stand for?

4. How did religious leaders respond to Hawking and Penrose's work?

5. What is a p = 1 brane?

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