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

2. If there is a low amount of matter in the universe what will happen?
(a) The universe will expand forever.
(b) The universe will stop expanding in two span.
(c) The universe will never expand.
(d) The universe will explode.

3. What does Hawking believe any good scientific theory should be rooted in?
(a) The philosophy of science advanced by Karl Popper.
(b) The philosophy of George Markus.
(c) The scientific work of Isaac Newton.
(d) The work of mathematician Karl Popper.

4. What is a p = 2 brane?
(a) A ladder.
(b) A surface.
(c) A geometrical unit.
(d) A wall.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hawking and Hartle believe the universe may not have?

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

3. Because of the curvature of space-time, how do paths appear to bend?

4. What does general relativity combine time with space to form?

5. What do models based on imaginary time make?

(see the answer key)

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