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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) New York.
(b) London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Austria.

2. What did Hawking and Hartle believe the universe may not have?
(a) A time condition.
(b) A broad scope.
(c) A boundary.
(d) A narrow scope.

3. What can we not coherently ask about the way the universe is?
(a) Why the universe will end.
(b) Why the universe is the way it is.
(c) Why the universe is so small.
(d) Why the universe is so big.

4. Where did Einstein receive his degree?
(a) Simmons Seminary.
(b) The Seattle School of Law.
(c) Technical Teaching School.
(d) The Federal Polytechnic School.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hawking believe any good scientific theory should be rooted in?

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

3. What does TOE stand for?

4. What did Hubble find about collections of stars?

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

(see the answer key)

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