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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Strominger and Vafa postulate in 1996?
(a) That black holes are empty.
(b) That black holes are composed of f-branes.
(c) That black holes house new worlds.
(d) That black holes are composed of p-branes.

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

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

4. What kind of rotating Einstein universe does Hawking consider?
(a) A hypothetical universe.
(b) A spinning universe.
(c) A precious universe.
(d) A realistic universe.

5. What final state does Hawking wonder if humanity will ever reach?
(a) Ecology and biology.
(b) Chemistry and physics.
(c) Science and technology.
(d) Geography and geology.

6. What may computers also have like human brains?
(a) Multiple energies.
(b) Multiple dimensions.
(c) Computational processing.
(d) Parallel processing.

7. What are cosmic strings?
(a) Planes with narrowly etched furrows.
(b) Points between which waves connect.
(c) Sections of space divided into tiny lines.
(d) Objects with length but tiny cross sections.

8. How do most discussions of time travel begin?
(a) With general relativity.
(b) With perpendicular theorems.
(c) With special relativity.
(d) With longitudinal equations.

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

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

11. What characteristic of black holes has been stated as never having been observed?
(a) Logic.
(b) Karma.
(c) Radiation.
(d) Willpower.

12. How can one find black holes?
(a) By finding matter that orbits around a seemingly invisible object.
(b) By seeking out the matter that orbits around a visible object.
(c) By seeking out the matter that revolves around finite space.
(d) By finding the mass of everything invisible.

13. What does Hawking explain particles do not have?
(a) Easily-shaped positions.
(b) Round-bodied physics.
(c) Well-defined positions or velocities.
(d) Molecular shapes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does one set of possibilities lie in relation to using the laws of physics to explore the galaxy?

2. How many books a year are estimated to be published?

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

4. What kind of advanced development does Hawking predict for humanity?

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

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