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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 theory of Einstein's contradicted Newton's law of gravity?
(a) Relativity.
(b) Conscience.
(c) Pacificism.
(d) Specifism.

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

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

4. What is vacuum energy's force inverse to?
(a) Force.
(b) Mass.
(c) Weight.
(d) Acceleration.

5. What did Einstein suggest concerning the speed of light?
(a) Light is independent of time.
(b) Light is dependent on time.
(c) Light is dependent on motion.
(d) Light is independent of motion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What may the no boundary condition imply?

3. What do we need to describe what happens on the edge of the universe?

4. What can quantum theory represent?

5. What is a p = 2 brane?

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