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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine: The Smoking Gun, Experimental Signatures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The wave-like nature of the electron means that after a collision, _____.
(a) The electron has a range of possible locations.
(b) The electron will disperse into a wave of energy.
(c) The electron can never be located again.
(d) The electron will double in frequency.

2. Which of the following is one of the major problems in using both quantum physics and general relativity?
(a) At small scales, quantum physics predicts uncertainty, but general relativity requires certainty.
(b) General relativity is a wave theory, but quantum physics is a particle theory.
(c) General relativity is time-dependant, quantum physics is a steady-state theory.
(d) Quantum physics predicts that all particles are massless.

3. The smallest possible unit of energy is referred to as _____.
(a) A muon.
(b) A quantum.
(c) A photon.
(d) A quark.

4. In which particle was spin first discovered?
(a) The photon.
(b) The proton.
(c) The electron.
(d) The neutron.

5. Which of the follow best describes a boson?
(a) A particle of matter.
(b) A particle of energy, a messenger particle for a force.
(c) The supersymmetric version of a proton.
(d) The super-partner of a proton.

Short Answer Questions

1. There are many possible Calabi-Yau spaces, but only shapes with which of the following characteristics are considered real possibilities?

2. Which of the following is a correct statement, based on the theory of special relativity?

3. What would an outside observer notice about an object moving near the speed of light?

4. What property did the double-slit experiment demonstrate that light has?

5. Which of the following is correct about the speed at which light moves?

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