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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who produced the theory about curved spaces?
(a) Harvey Dent.
(b) George Markowitz.
(c) Professor Marx.
(d) Georg Reimann.

2. Dirac's discoveries were difficult to reconcile with what?
(a) Popper's theory of demystification.
(b) Newton's law of gravity.
(c) Maxwell's unification of magnetism, energy, and electricity.
(d) Hawking's harangue on black hole theory.

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

4. Where did Einstein receive his degree?
(a) The Seattle School of Law.
(b) Technical Teaching School.
(c) The Federal Polytechnic School.
(d) Simmons Seminary.

5. What did nineteenth century scientists believe space was pervaded by?
(a) Methane.
(b) Asteroids.
(c) Ether.
(d) Time.

6. How do objects in space-time attempt to move?
(a) In loops.
(b) In straight lines.
(c) In curves.
(d) In boxes.

7. What can we not coherently ask about the way the universe is?
(a) Why the universe is so big.
(b) Why the universe is the way it is.
(c) Why the universe is so small.
(d) Why the universe will end.

8. What does general relativity combine time with space to form?
(a) Two-dimensional planes.
(b) Five-dimensional warp speed.
(c) Three-dimensional physics.
(d) Four-dimensional space-time.

9. What can Einstein's General Relativity be combined with?
(a) Quantum biology.
(b) Atomic philosophy.
(c) Molecular geology.
(d) Multiple histories.

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

11. What do models based on imaginary time make?
(a) Blanket superstitions.
(b) Innumerable falsities.
(c) False predictions.
(d) Good predictions.

12. 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.

13. Who did Einstein encourage to begin nuclear research?
(a) President Grant.
(b) President Roosevelt.
(c) President Truman.
(d) President Johnson.

14. What does relativity show about the speed of light?
(a) The speed of light is an illusion of motion.
(b) The speed of light is independent of will.
(c) The speed of light is dependent upon gravity.
(d) The speed of light will appear constant.

15. When were strings regarded as insufficient?
(a) Before 1988.
(b) After 1985.
(c) Before 1985.
(d) After 1988.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did religious leaders respond to Hawking and Penrose's work?

2. What did the philosopher Immanuel Kant worry about concerning time and Newton's model?

3. What may the no boundary condition imply?

4. When did Einstein receive the Nobel prize?

5. How did the universe initially expand?

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