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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hawking believe any good scientific theory should be rooted in?

2. Where did Einstein move in 1914?

3. How many galaxies are there?

4. How does Hawking think we should try to understand the beginning of the universe?

5. What was the twentieth century's other complete conceptual revolution?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do ground state fluctuations have serious effects on the quantum theory of gravity?

2. What is considered to be expanding in our universe, and why does Hawking think this is beneficial?

3. What is Hawking's view about mathematical models?

4. Why does the theory of general relativity break down when discussing the Big Bang?

5. What was the bedrock of relativity theory, and what did it imply?

6. What does it mean for stars to be red-shifted or blue-shifted?

7. Describe imaginary time.

8. What new sort of symmetry was discovered in the 1970s?

9. What was considered the foundation of a TOE and why did it go out of fashion?

10. What is the no boundary condition, and what does it imply?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hawking's formulation of the Chronology Projection Conjecture is an important topic in Chapter Five. Write an essay that summarizes what the Chronology Projection Conjecture is, how it was formulated, and what its function is now.

Essay Topic 2

Using Chapter One as an informative text, write an essay on the early life of Albert Einstein. This essay must mark three important events of Einstein's life from 1879 to 1905. Be sure to elaborate on how these three details are connected to Einstein's future involvement in the scientific community.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the history of the equation E = mc2. What is the significance of this equation? Be sure to include a description of the following terms: energy, mass, relativity, and the speed of light.

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