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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Schrodinger equations assume?
(a) That force is a product of gravity.
(b) That speed is a constant.
(c) That time runs smoothly everywhere.
(d) That motion is inverse to acceleration.

2. In what kind of theory does matter behave according to quantum theory?
(a) Philosophical theory.
(b) Geometrical theory.
(c) Special theory.
(d) Semiclassical theory.

3. What question does Hawking ask about extraterrestrials?
(a) If they were smart, why haven't they contacted us?
(b) If they were out there, why would they want to contact us?
(c) If they were advanced, why haven't they spread across the galaxy?
(d) If they are real, why haven't we discovered them?

4. What does the Schrodinger equation specify?
(a) The rate at which bell curves change with motion.
(b) The rate at which light function changes with speed.
(c) The rate at which satellites operate particle states.
(d) The rate at which wave function changes with time.

5. Where does one set of possibilities lie in relation to using the laws of physics to explore the galaxy?
(a) DNA.
(b) MNA.
(c) RNA.
(d) SNA.

6. What will create great problems for unimproved humans?
(a) Molecular physics.
(b) Moralistic contrivances.
(c) Genetic engineering.
(d) Genetic malfunctions.

7. What kind of philosophy do black holes have?
(a) An escape philosophy.
(b) A contemporary philosophy.
(c) A mature philosophy.
(d) A present philosophy.

8. What famous quote is attributed to physicist John Wheeler?
(a) A black hole is wearing a wig.
(b) A black hole has two hairs.
(c) A black hole has no hair.
(d) A black hole is bald.

9. What kind of probability must this universe generate to produce a macroscopic time loop?
(a) A low enough probability.
(b) A no boundary probability.
(c) A functional probability.
(d) A high enough probability.

10. When was absolute time overthrown as an idea?
(a) Fifty years ago.
(b) Ten years ago.
(c) The idea was never overthrown.
(d) Over 100 years ago.

11. What does Hawking think black holes radiate?
(a) Heat.
(b) Sound.
(c) Light.
(d) Energy.

12. What do cosmic strings allow space-time to do?
(a) Push them apart.
(b) Separate them.
(c) Push them closer together.
(d) Curve around them.

13. What can p-branes absorb?
(a) Particles.
(b) Stars.
(c) Thought.
(d) Shape.

14. What are wormholes?
(a) Molecules of open space.
(b) Holes between which space and time travel.
(c) Tubes of spacetime that connect different regions of space and time.
(d) Units of spacetime that connect similar regions of space and time.

15. How can half-determinism be preserved in relation to black holes?
(a) If space-time is directed by Planck lengths.
(b) If Einstein's theory of general relativity is true.
(c) If Strominger and Vafa's 1996 postulation is true.
(d) If subatomic travel is curved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are cosmic strings?

2. What does Hawking compare to brains in the complexity versus speed trade-off?

3. What would a civilization have to do to build a time machine?

4. What equation will be able to determine the wave function for information?

5. What did Strominger and Vafa postulate in 1996?

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