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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Shape of Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What equation shows mass and energy are equivalent?
(a) G = cm2.
(b) E = mc2.
(c) E = cm3.
(d) G = mc3.

2. How many articles did Einstein pen that rocketed him to the top of the scientific community?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

3. What do string theories most notably lack?
(a) Numbers.
(b) Proofs.
(c) Dimensions.
(d) Infinities.

4. When did Einstein receive the Nobel prize?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1925.

5. What is a p = 2 brane?
(a) A geometrical unit.
(b) A ladder.
(c) A surface.
(d) A wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did nineteenth century scientists believe space was pervaded by?

2. Where did Einstein move in 1914?

3. How did physicists respond to Hawking and Penrose's work?

4. Whom did Einstein later marry after his first marriage fell apart?

5. What does Hawking resist believing in?

(see the answer key)

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