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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Brane New World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many books a year are estimated to be published?
(a) Four hundred thousand books.
(b) Three hundred thousand books.
(c) Two hundred thousand books.
(d) One thousand books.

2. Whom did Einstein later marry after his first marriage fell apart?
(a) His brother's sister Mary.
(b) His friend Margaret.
(c) His sister's friend Eleanor.
(d) His cousin Elsa.

3. What partially restores determinism as a view?
(a) Quantum mechanics.
(b) Quantum curvature.
(c) Quantum hopes.
(d) Quantum leaps.

4. How did physicists respond to Hawking and Penrose's work?
(a) They disliked the idea.
(b) They were delighted.
(c) They were mystified.
(d) They were insanely horrified.

5. What did Strominger and Vafa postulate in 1996?
(a) That black holes are empty.
(b) That black holes are composed of f-branes.
(c) That black holes are composed of p-branes.
(d) That black holes house new worlds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the twentieth century's greatest discoveries?

2. What would happen if energy escaped the black hole over time?

3. What are singularities?

4. What kind of advanced development does Hawking predict for humanity?

5. What is determinism threatened by?

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