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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Our Future?, Star Trek or Not?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who later showed that general relativity implied the Big Bang?
(a) Allen Walton and Zion Greenlee.
(b) Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose.
(c) Stephen Hawking and Matthew Williams.
(d) Allen Walton and Roger Penrose.

2. What kind of evolution is described as random?
(a) Biological.
(b) Inter-species.
(c) Relational.
(d) Harmonious.

3. What is intuitive to think about the "ground state" or stationary state of an object?
(a) This object would have two energies.
(b) This object would have multiple energies.
(c) This object would have zero energy.
(d) This object would thrive in a black hole.

4. What kind of fluctuations do we have to consider to answer whether or not time travel is possible?
(a) Spacetime fluctuations.
(b) Geological fluctuations.
(c) Quantum fluctuations.
(d) Spatial fluctuations.

5. What is the name of Hawking's conjecture about the laws of physics and macroscopic time travel?
(a) The Theoretical Projection Conjecture.
(b) The Chronology Protection Conjecture.
(c) The Timeline Protection Conjecture.
(d) The Chronological Spacetime Conjecture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What may the no boundary condition imply?

2. What did Hawking and Hartle believe the universe may not have?

3. What does the Schrodinger equation specify?

4. What did Einstein assume about scientific laws?

5. Who developed quantum theory?

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