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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Our Future?, Star Trek or Not?.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a practical limit on the design of faster computers?
(a) The acceleration of mass.
(b) The weight of gravity.
(c) The speed of light.
(d) The speed of gravity.

3. What theories implied that supersymmetric field particles should have superpartners?
(a) Particle accelerator theories.
(b) Symmetric movement theories.
(c) Supertheoric partner theories.
(d) Supergravity theories.

4. What is thought to expand at an accelerating rate in our universe?
(a) Reach.
(b) Light.
(c) Scope.
(d) Matter.

5. What kind of advanced development does Hawking predict for humanity?
(a) Weapon development.
(b) Social development.
(c) Biological and electronic development.
(d) Religious development.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the brain increases in size, what may become slower as it grows more complex?

2. How many galaxies are there?

3. When were strings regarded as insufficient?

4. In what realm of physics is it important to consider the Schrodinger equation?

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

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