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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hawking say extraterrestrials might be like?

2. What kind of rotating Einstein universe does Hawking consider?

3. What final state does Hawking wonder if humanity will ever reach?

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

5. What famous quote is attributed to physicist John Wheeler?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the grandfather paradox?

2. What did the physicist John Wheeler mean when he said, "a black hole has no hair"?

3. What is a time travel "horizon"?

4. What does Hawking believe black holes radiate?

5. What will happen as brains increase in size?

6. How does Hawking begin Chapter Four?

7. What might happen if we do not destroy ourselves?

8. What is the main question concerning space-time, if one avoids philosophical discussion and focuses on the laws of physics?

9. What are wormholes?

10. How many books are published a year, and what does Hawking have to say about the good ones?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hawking's formulation of the Chronology Projection Conjecture is an important topic in Chapter Five. Write an essay that summarizes what the Chronology Projection Conjecture is, how it was formulated, and what its function is now.

Essay Topic 2

Hawking discusses the concept of brane worlds at length. Since brane worlds are a very difficult and far-reaching topic, write an essay that seeks to succinctly summarize the concept of brane worlds and their relationship with humans.

Essay Topic 3

What are p-branes? What are the different levels of branes? What is the role of p-branes in supersymmetry? Answer the previous questions succinctly and be sure to explore Hawking's contributions to this field of study.

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