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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. Who developed quantum theory?
(a) Max Wurst.
(b) Max Planck.
(c) Max Jeoff.
(d) Percy Max.

2. Who produced the theory about curved spaces?
(a) Harvey Dent.
(b) George Markowitz.
(c) Georg Reimann.
(d) Professor Marx.

3. What is one reason Hawking takes multiple dimensions seriously?
(a) Expected relationships between diverse string thories.
(b) Unexpected relationships between multiple dimensions.
(c) Conclusive relationships between plane models.
(d) Unexpected relationships between various string models.

4. What sort of lengths do P-branes have?
(a) Circular lengths.
(b) Directional lengths.
(c) Horizonal lengths.
(d) Vertical lengths.

5. Dirac's discoveries were difficult to reconcile with what?
(a) Newton's law of gravity.
(b) Maxwell's unification of magnetism, energy, and electricity.
(c) Popper's theory of demystification.
(d) Hawking's harangue on black hole theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Einstein move in 1914?

2. What does supersymmetry imply?

3. How were people's views of space-time changed because of Einstein's work?

4. What did Einstein wish people to abandon concerning time?

5. Who later showed that general relativity implied the Big Bang?

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