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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What refers to a now-obsolete theory and model developed as an alternative to the Big Bang theory of the universe's origin?
(a) Regulation theory.
(b) Magnum Impulse theory.
(c) Infinity Completion theory.
(d) Steady State theory.

3. What term refers to a parametrization of the Big Bang cosmological model in which the universe contains a cosmological constant?
(a) The Pythagorean model.
(b) The Quantum Gravity model.
(c) The Infinitesimal model.
(d) The Lambda-CDM model.

4. The author states in Chapter 3, “Nothing Ventured” that for the Indians, numerals without geometric significance gave birth to what field of mathematics?
(a) Quantum mechanics.
(b) Physics.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Geometry.

5. What rule in calculus uses derivatives to help evaluate limits involving indeterminate forms?
(a) The Golden Ratio.
(b) L'Hôpital's rule.
(c) General relativity.
(d) The Pythagorean Theorem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ptolemy wrote what mathematical and astronomical treatise on the apparent motions of the stars and planetary paths?

2. According to the author in Chapter 7, “Absolute Zeros,” thermodynamics have taught us that there are many things we cannot do, such as building what?

3. The Rayleigh–Jeans law agrees with experimental results at large wavelengths but strongly disagrees at short wavelengths. What is this inconsistency known as?

4. What is the study of geometric properties that are invariant under projective transformations?

5. What refers to a system of tribunals developed by the Holy See of the Roman Catholic Church during the second half of the 16th Century?

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