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1. As you know, the final exam will take place soon (you do know that, right?). Are

you ready for it? *a. Like that poor quantum cat, I'm in a superposition of Pass-Fail states and I won't know the reality of my academic existence until I open the exam. b. Seriously? Of the gazillion universes out there -- wherever -- what are the

odds that I'm in the one universe where I'll fail and my life gets really messed up? ... Seriously, please tell me my odds because I'm really, really worried ... c. No worries. I've time-travelled two weeks into the future and found out that

my mark will be amazing. I even travelled thirty years further and discovered that I'll be ruling the planet until that slight antimatter mishap. In my defense, I had no idea the entire Earth was so damned flammable. Sorry. d. What's the point? Dark Energy is ripping us apart, the LHC is gonna

destroy the universe, my cosmic horizon is bleak and dark, all my quarks don't jiggle like they used to, I may be some ghostly holographic projection, and I'm not even sure if I'm the real me anymore after that teleportation accident! Other than that, everything's peachy. e. All of the above ... it's the multiverse, dude!

2. String Theory operates in how many spacetime dimensions?

a. Exactly 1. b. 2 to 3. c. Exactly 8. *d. 10 to 11. e. 10 to the power of 500.

3. String Theory is considered to be a

a. "Theory of Nothing" *b. "Theory of Everything" c. "Theory of Something" d. "Theory of Multidimensional Disharmony" e. "Theory of Non-Unification"

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4. According to String Theory, any extra dimensions are not observable because they

a. do not exist. *b. are very small. c. are very large. d. are located in singularities. e. None of the above.

5. Which of the following is currently considered to be a fundamental unit of matter

(not divisible into smaller pieces)? a. atom b. proton c. neutron *d. quark e. Lego

6. The smallest distance in the universe seems to be related to the

*a. Planck Length. b. Maxwell Measure. c. Einstein Gravity Gap. d. Groog Gauge. e. Faraday Field.

7. The Big Bounce is a prediction stemming from

a. quantum mechanics b. general relativity c. string theory *d. loop quantum gravity e. baboonification

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8. One technique to discover the fundamental bits of particles is to

*a. smash them at higher and higher energies. b. merge them at very low energies. c. use modern microscopes. d. fire them through hyperspace. e. use gravity to overpower the quantum mechanical forces.

9. General Relativity is considered to be a

a. TOE. *b. classical theory. c. perfect description of subatomic forces. d. great theory to describe quarks. e. description of the non-bending qualities of spacetime.

10. What is the number of this quiz?

a. 10 b. 11 *c. 12 d. 13 e. 14...