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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. Although Darwin wrote his theory in a 230-page essay, he did not publish it for how long?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 50 years.

2. In the world of quantum physics, there are two categories of particles: particles with fractional spin called fermions and those of integer spin, called what?
(a) Nuclei.
(b) Micrometers.
(c) Leptons.
(d) Bosons.

3. Although the behavior of gravitation still holds in Einstein's theory of relativity, there is a breakdown when it comes to gravitational fields within what?
(a) Black holes.
(b) Observational astronomy.
(c) Triangulation.
(d) Quantum leaps.

4. What is a branch of physics that studies the existence and interactions of particles that are the constituents of what is usually referred to as matter or radiation?
(a) Cartography.
(b) Triangulation.
(c) Heliocentricism.
(d) Particle physics.

5. According to the author in Chapter 19, what has obliterated the barrier between man and animal by proving that we all originate from the same source?
(a) Darwinian evolution.
(b) Black holes.
(c) Quantum physics.
(d) Astrophysics.

Short Answer Questions

1. There is suspicion that there may be undetected matter which astronomers refer to as what?

2. When did Protestant clergyman John Wilkins speak of man's settling on the moon?

3. A combination of the telescope, the camera and what would ultimately reveal the composition of the stars?

4. What does SETI stand for?

5. Charles Darwin based his hypothesis that the world was old and always changing on the works of whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Darwin delay the publication of "The Origin of the Species" according to the author in Chapter 14: "The Evolution of Atoms and Stars"?

2. Who associated the red-shift of the galaxies with Einstein's relativity, according to the author in Chapter 12: "Sermons in Stones"?

3. What obstacles did early quantum physicists have, as described by the author in Chapter 15: "The Quantum and its Discontents"?

4. What did Johann Lambert write of his discoveries, according to the author in Chapter 8: "Deep Space"?

5. What three basic areas of study relative to the expansion of the universe does the author describe in Chapter 12: "Sermons in Stones"?

6. Who was the first physicist to conceptualize the vacuum genesis? How was his work perceived according to the author in Chapter 18: "The Origin of the Universe"?

7. Who developed a unified electroweak theory, according to the author in Chapter 16: "Rumors of Perfection"? Where was it tested?

8. What evidences does the author suggest implies extraterrestrial life in Chapter 19: "Mind and Matter"?

9. How have advancements in the sciences improved mankind, according to the author in Chapter 19: "Mind and Matter"?

10. What discoveries did Charles Darwin make on his five-year expedition described in Chapter 13: "The Age of the Earth"?

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