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

2. What is one reason Hawking takes multiple dimensions seriously?
(a) Unexpected relationships between multiple dimensions.
(b) Unexpected relationships between various string models.
(c) Conclusive relationships between plane models.
(d) Expected relationships between diverse string thories.

3. What did Einstein resist to admit that general relativity implied if all the stars died?
(a) The universe would come to an end.
(b) The universe would never have existed.
(c) The universe would collapse and recreate itself.
(d) The universe would never die.

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

5. How many articles did Einstein pen that rocketed him to the top of the scientific community?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theories implied that supersymmetric field particles should have superpartners?

2. What theory of Einstein's contradicted Newton's law of gravity?

3. What is a p = 2 brane?

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

5. What can one not curve space without also curving?

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