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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. How are galaxies distributed through space?
(a) Every two fathoms.
(b) Neatly.
(c) Roughly diversely.
(d) Roughly uniformly.

2. Whom did Einstein later marry after his first marriage fell apart?
(a) His sister's friend Eleanor.
(b) His friend Margaret.
(c) His brother's sister Mary.
(d) His cousin Elsa.

3. What does Hawking believe we should try to understand?
(a) The universe.
(b) Market theory.
(c) All philosophy.
(d) Gravitational spin.

4. What does Hawking think is beneficial concerning matter?
(a) Energy is converted into matter from gravitational fields.
(b) Mass is converted into matter from gravitational fields.
(c) Matter is converted into energy from periscopal fields.
(d) Matter is converted into weight.

5. What did one of Einstein's mathematical errors prevent Marcel and Einstein from doing?
(a) Formulating the appropriate equations.
(b) Colloborating on a second effort.
(c) Going to the SpaceTime conference of 1954.
(d) Finishing the job in two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does supersymmetry imply?

2. What did Penrose and Hawking demonstrate concerning General Relativity?

3. What is a p = 1 brane?

4. What does TOE stand for?

5. By what year was Einstein famous?

(see the answer key)

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