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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What principle states that no two electrons can occupy the same quantum state?
(a) The Pythagorean theorem.
(b) The Pauli exclusion principle.
(c) The Planck constant.
(d) Quantum gravity.

2. The ancient Babylonians are credited with the creation of what calculation tool?
(a) The stick-stone.
(b) The computer.
(c) The abacus.
(d) The calculator.

3. What principle holds that there is an inverse relation between the fineness with which a particular's location can be determined and the fineness with which its velocity can be determined?
(a) The Planck constant.
(b) The Golden Ratio.
(c) The Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
(d) The Pythagorean Theorem.

4. The absolute value of a number may be thought of as its distance from what?
(a) Zero.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Itself.

5. The name “electron” was introduced in 1891 by what Irish physicist?
(a) Sir Isaac Newton.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) George Johnstone Stoney.
(d) Galileo Galilei.

Short Answer Questions

1. In particle physics, what refers to a proposed symmetry of nature relating two basic classes of elementary particles: bosons and fermions?

2. What refers to a now-obsolete theory and model developed as an alternative to the Big Bang theory of the universe's origin?

3. Pythagoreanism was a cult that greatly influenced what philosophical system?

4. What term refers to a region of spacetime from which gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping?

5. What symbol in the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 70?

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