A) They only vanish upon human observation B) They expand into infinite states C) They persist indefinitely D) They are destroyed spontaneously
A) The researcher opening the box B) The death of the cat C) An objective physical threshold D) The disappearance of the observer
A) The color of the box B) Mass C) The cat's desire D) The observer's mood
A) The cat is always dead B) The cat is nonexistent C) The cat is always alive D) The cat observes itself
A) Total abandonment B) Strict adherence C) A modification D) No changes
A) Energy cat states B) Massive vacuum states C) Thermal equilibrium states D) Singularity states
A) No B) Only a prototype exists C) It was built in the 1950s D) Yes
A) Neutrons B) Alpha particles C) Protons D) Photons
A) Beryllium B) Lithium C) Helium D) Carbon
A) Only clockwise B) They remain stationary C) Only counter-clockwise D) Both ways around the loop at once
A) About 10 billion B) About 10 quadrillion C) About 10 trillion D) About 10 million
A) A tardigrade B) A yeast spore C) A flu virus D) A human cell
A) A dog state B) A cat state C) A qubit collapse D) A superposition trap
A) All qubits being 0 and all qubits being 1 B) A random mixture of 0s and 1s C) All qubits being 1 D) All qubits being 0
A) Yes, according to at least one proposal B) Only if the cat is dead C) Only if the observer is human D) No, it is strictly impossible
A) Albert Einstein B) Werner Heisenberg C) Niels Bohr D) Erwin Schrödinger
A) 1935 B) 1925 C) 1950 D) 1945
A) Thermodynamics B) General relativity C) Quantum superposition D) Classical mechanics
A) The temperature of the room B) A random subatomic event C) A mechanical timer D) The observer's thoughts
A) A seismograph B) A thermal sensor C) A Geiger counter D) A barometer
A) As a logical contradiction B) As a quantum superposition C) As a classical probability D) As a fixed state
A) When does quantum superposition end? B) Is the cat truly conscious? C) Who is responsible for the experiment? D) How fast does poison travel?
A) The behavior of atoms B) The danger of poisons C) The biology of felines D) The accuracy of Geiger counters
A) It requires infinite energy B) Considerable technical difficulties C) It is physically impossible D) It is against ethical guidelines
A) Isaac Newton B) Albert Einstein C) Charles Darwin D) Marie Curie
A) The foundation of quantum mechanics B) The theory of relativity C) The history of chemistry D) The study of animal behavior
A) The energy crisis B) The gravity problem C) The measurement problem D) The climate problem
A) Atoms never exist as superpositions B) Superpositions only happen in boxes C) Very small objects may exist as superpositions D) Atoms are too large for superpositions
A) As a simple fact B) As a paradox C) As a proven theory D) As a common misconception
A) The Radioactive Decay paper B) The Bohr-Heisenberg manifesto C) The Theory of Relativity D) The EPR article
A) Reductio ad absurdum B) Tabula rasa C) Modus operandi D) Ipso facto
A) A closed steel chamber B) A glass observation box C) A vacuum chamber D) An open field
A) A relay switch B) A radioactive atom C) A mechanical lever D) A hammer
A) Hydrocyanic acid B) A lethal neurotoxin C) Radioactive gas D) Gunpowder
A) Atomic decay B) Light intensity C) The cat's movement D) Temperature change
A) That the wave function cannot represent reality B) That radiation is harmless C) That reality depends on the observer D) That cats have multiple lives
A) Gunpowder B) A Geiger counter C) Hydrocyanic acid D) A hammer
A) Scientific law B) Completely burlesque C) A logical necessity D) A proven fact
A) Laue B) Maxwell C) Newton D) Schrödinger
A) Roger Carpenter B) Eugene Wigner C) Erwin Schrödinger D) John von Neumann
A) Wigner's friend B) The cat's dilemma C) The radioactive chain D) The observer's paradox
A) Both dead and alive simultaneously B) Definitely dead C) Definitely alive D) Indeterminate
A) Erwin Schrödinger B) Niels Bohr C) Hugh Everett D) Max Tegmark
A) Max Tegmark B) Erwin Schrödinger C) Niels Bohr D) Hugh Everett
A) Their subjective nature B) Their quantum nature C) Their statistical nature D) Their classical nature
A) Atemporal B) Delayed by the experimenter C) Sequential D) Dependent on biological consciousness
A) The apparatus B) The experimenter C) The future D) The vacuum state
A) The 1970s B) The 1990s C) The 1930s D) The 1950s
A) Robert P. Crease B) Greg Bear C) Ursula K. Le Guin D) Robert Anton Wilson
A) Solemn B) Humorous C) Scientific D) Serious
A) Popular culture B) Philosophy C) Physics D) Mathematics
A) Rudy Rucker B) George Alec Effinger C) Greg Bear D) Robert Anton Wilson
A) Scientific American B) Omni C) Analog D) Nature
A) Ursula K. Le Guin B) F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre C) Robert Anton Wilson D) Greg Bear
A) Theatre B) Academic textbooks C) Music D) Webcomics |