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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 can one not curve space without also curving?
(a) Functions.
(b) Time.
(c) Gravity.
(d) Spacetime.

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

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

4. What two things are considered capable of shaping space-time, according to Einstein?
(a) Matter and weight.
(b) Gravity and space.
(c) Time and conclusion.
(d) Mass and energy.

5. When did Einstein receive the Nobel prize?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1967.

Short Answer Questions

1. If there is a low amount of matter in the universe what will happen?

2. What is one reason Hawking takes multiple dimensions seriously?

3. What equation shows mass and energy are equivalent?

4. By what year was Einstein famous?

5. How does Hawking think we should try to understand the beginning of the universe?

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