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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The operation of finding the area under a curve is now called what, according to the author in Chapter 5, “Infinite Zeros and Infidel Mathematicians”?
(a) Differentiation.
(b) Integration.
(c) Division.
(d) Disintegration.

2. What kind of stars did the Hubble space telescope use to measure the size of the universe?
(a) Cepheid stars.
(b) RR Lyrae stars.
(c) White dwarfs.
(d) Hypergiant stars.

3. According to the author in Chapter 5, “Infinite Zeros and Infidel Mathematicians,” Jean le Rond d'Alembert had satisfied the mathematician's need for what?
(a) Spirituality.
(b) An all-encompassing theory.
(c) Theology.
(d) Logical rigor.

4. According to the author in Chapter 7, “Absolute Zeros,” Max Planck came up with a new equation that solved the ultraviolet catastrophe but implied that energy was released in discrete packets that have come to be called what?
(a) Quanta.
(b) Photons.
(c) Derivatives.
(d) Strings.

5. In physics or chemistry, what term refers to particles that are smaller than an atom?
(a) Bionic particles.
(b) Derivative particles.
(c) Subatomic particles.
(d) Static particles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lord Kelvin is well known for determining the correct value of absolute zero. Absolute zero is approximately what temperature Celsius?

2. In the photoelectric effect, electrons are emitted from solids, liquids or gases when they do what?

3. An electron has what kind of electric charge?

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

5. When did Sir Isaac Newton live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is string theory described by the author in Chapter 8, “Zero Hour at Ground Zero”?

2. Who was Carl Gauss? What discovery did he make regarding imaginary numbers?

3. Who discovered “absolute zero”? How is absolute zero defined in Chapter 7, “Absolute Zeros”?

4. What is expressed through the Rayleigh-Jeans law? How does this law relate to zero?

5. How are electrons described in Chapter 8, “Zero Hour at Ground Zero”?

6. How does the elimination of zero help general relativity theory, according to the author in Chapter 8, “Zero Hour at Ground Zero”?

7. How were Georg Cantor’s mathematical principles applied to his theology? Who disagreed with his vision and why?

8. How many dimensions are required for string theory to work? How are these dimensions described in Chapter 8, “Zero Hour at Ground Zero”?

9. What does the author say thermodynamics has taught us in Chapter 7, “Absolute Zeros”?

10. How did the field of quantum mechanics address the problem of zero in thermodynamics?

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