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

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

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

4. What theories of relativity did Einstein advance?
(a) Present perfect and past special.
(b) Normal and placid.
(c) General and perfect.
(d) Special and general.

5. What may the universe not have, given quantum mechanics?
(a) A single history or every possible history.
(b) A beginning and an ending.
(c) Five histories.
(d) Infinite knowledge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were unconvinced by the ideas of an infinite past and future?

2. Where did Einstein move in 1914?

3. What equation shows mass and energy are equivalent?

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

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

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