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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. In what kind of theory does matter behave according to quantum theory?

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

3. What can p-branes predict?

4. What are the size of biological brains limited by?

5. As the brain increases in size, what may become slower as it grows more complex?

Short Essay Questions

1. What might p-branes be able to predict?

2. At what rate is the computational power of computers increasing, and what computational rate might they actually reach?

3. What does Hawking believe black holes radiate?

4. What is the Schrodinger equation?

5. How does Hawking begin Chapter Four?

6. What does Hawking think about the possible technological level of extraterrestrials?

7. What is the grandfather paradox?

8. What are three of the things Hawking declares have increased exponentially, doubling every forty years of less?

9. What partially restores determinism and why?

10. How do cosmic strings relate to space-time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using Chapter One as an informative text, write an essay on the early life of Albert Einstein. This essay must mark three important events of Einstein's life from 1879 to 1905. Be sure to elaborate on how these three details are connected to Einstein's future involvement in the scientific community.

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

Expound on Einstein's involvement, direct or indirect, in WWII. Be sure to discuss the relationship between scientific discovery and practical use. Analyze The Manhattan Project as an example of science and its utilization.

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