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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 sort of lengths do P-branes have?
(a) Horizonal lengths.
(b) Directional lengths.
(c) Circular lengths.
(d) Vertical lengths.

2. Who did Einstein encourage to begin nuclear research?
(a) President Roosevelt.
(b) President Johnson.
(c) President Truman.
(d) President Grant.

3. How did religious leaders respond to Hawking and Penrose's work?
(a) It delighted them.
(b) It mystified them.
(c) It scared them.
(d) It made them struggle with their beliefs.

4. When were strings regarded as insufficient?
(a) Before 1988.
(b) After 1988.
(c) Before 1985.
(d) After 1985.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What two things are considered capable of shaping space-time, according to Einstein?

3. What do string theories most notably lack?

4. Who developed quantum theory?

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

(see the answer key)

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