Einstein, General Relativity
  • 1. What year was Albert Einstein born?
A) 1897
B) 1879
C) 1923
D) 1905
  • 2. What shape does spacetime take in the presence of a massive object?
A) Curved
B) Spherical
C) Flat
D) Hexagonal
  • 3. What did the observation of gravitational waves in 2015 confirm about General Relativity?
A) The reversal of time
B) The existence of parallel universes
C) The absence of black holes
D) The existence of gravitational waves
  • 4. How many dimensions does General Relativity describe spacetime as having?
A) Three
B) Two
C) Four
D) Six
  • 5. What is the name of the phenomenon explained by General Relativity where light bends near massive objects?
A) Electromagnetic deflection
B) Optical refraction
C) Gravitational lensing
D) Reflection diffraction
  • 6. What does the principle of equivalence in General Relativity state?
A) Charge is equivalent to mass
B) Voltage is equivalent to current
C) Momentum is equivalent to energy
D) Gravity is equivalent to acceleration
  • 7. What is the Schwarzschild radius a measure of?
A) The circumference of the Earth
B) The event horizon of a black hole
C) The distance between galaxies
D) The curvature of a wormhole
  • 8. How did Einstein describe the force of gravity in General Relativity?
A) As the curvature of spacetime
B) As the result of friction
C) As the interaction of strong and weak forces
D) As the transfer of particles
  • 9. What phenomenon explained by General Relativity occurs around very massive and rotating objects?
A) Time dilation
B) Frame dragging
C) Black hole formation
D) Quantum superposition
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