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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Philosophers try to understand the universe using what method?
(a) Religious reasoning.
(b) Disciplined logic.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Circular arguments.

2. What is the fate of black holes according to Hawking's model of the universe?
(a) They will start their own universes.
(b) They will collapse.
(c) They will explode.
(d) They will evaporate.

3. The universe has how many dimensions?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

4. What does a particle with 0 spin look like?
(a) Different only if spun half way around.
(b) Identical in all directions.
(c) Different after It makes two full rotations.
(d) Different from different directions.

5. Groups of atoms create what?
(a) Electrons.
(b) Empty space.
(c) Matter.
(d) Protons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Laplace, at the beginning of the 19th century, postulated what idea?

2. Hawking calls the possibility of the universe collapsing "the big ____?"

3. The only constant in the universe is what?

4. Who said, "Physics as we know it will be over in six months."

5. What force is so strong in a black hole that nothing can escape?

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