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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Universe in a Nutshell.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Einstein assume about scientific laws?
(a) Laws should remain constant in the view of all observers.
(b) Laws are never fallible.
(c) Laws are always fallible.
(d) Most laws need to be rewritten.

3. What does TOE stand for?
(a) Theory of Excellence.
(b) Theory of Everywhere.
(c) Theory on Ether.
(d) Theory of Everything.

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

5. What did Penrose and Hawking demonstrate concerning General Relativity?
(a) The universe will collapse in a hundred years.
(b) The universe started with a tiny whirpool of light.
(c) The universe will end with a massive explosion.
(d) The universe started with a massive explosion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of lengths do P-branes have?

2. What do models based on imaginary time make?

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

4. What do string theories most notably lack?

5. Because galaxies are not far apart, fifteen billion years ago what might have occurred?

(see the answer key)

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