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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Thirteen, Black Holes, A String/M Theory Perspective.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kaluza-Klein theory units which two fundamental forces?
(a) Gravity and the strong force.
(b) Electromagnetism and the weak force.
(c) Gravity and electromagnetism.
(d) The strong force and the weak force.

2. What is one of the difficulties in determining the shape of the Calabi-Yau space?
(a) The equations governing its shape are too complex.
(b) No field of mathematics exists to support it.
(c) There are an infinite number of unknowns in its governing equation.
(d) The shape has an unequal number of real and imaginary dimensions.

3. What is supergravity?
(a) The relativistic effect of two particles occupying the same location.
(b) A combination of general relativity and supersymmetry.
(c) The gravitational force felt at the Planck scale.
(d) The gravitational conditions inside a black hole.

4. How many dimensions did the tiny objects involved in the original statement of string theory have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

5. Who provided the computer programming to process the results of the Morrison-Greene experiment?
(a) Aspinwall.
(b) Tian.
(c) Yau.
(d) Rutherford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the quantum, or messenger particle, of the strong force?

2. What spin do all particles of matter have?

3. Which of the following is not one of the four fundamental forces of the universe?

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

5. What metric best approximates the scales at which extra dimensions would have a major impact?

(see the answer key)

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