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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Brane New World.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What sort of lengths do P-branes have?
(a) Circular lengths.
(b) Vertical lengths.
(c) Directional lengths.
(d) Horizonal lengths.

4. In what realm of physics is it important to consider the Schrodinger equation?
(a) Contemporary theoretical physics.
(b) Medical theoretical physics.
(c) General theoretical physics.
(d) Special theoretical physics.

5. What is a p = 2 brane?
(a) A wall.
(b) A surface.
(c) A geometrical unit.
(d) A ladder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are WIMPS?

2. What kind of topics does Hawking claim brane worlds are?

3. What was discovered in the 1970s that revealed a natural physical mechanism?

4. What made DNA obsolete as the only source of information about humans?

5. What does Hawking say might happen if humans don't destroy themselves?

(see the answer key)

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