Question 1

The geometry of our universe is

Accepted Answer

A) flat. 
B) positively curved. 
C) negatively curved. 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) flat. 
B) positively curved. 
C) negatively curved. 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 2

Light bends when it

Accepted Answer

A) closely passes a star. 
B) closely passes the Moon. 
C) both of these 
D) neither of these 
A) closely passes a star. 
B) closely passes the Moon. 
C) both of these 
D) neither of these

Question 3

Inside an accelerating spaceship far from gravitational influences, a flashlight beam will

Accepted Answer

A) not bend. 
B) curve as it would in a gravitational field equal to the acceleration of the spaceship. 
C) follow a semi-circular path. 
A) not bend. 
B) curve as it would in a gravitational field equal to the acceleration of the spaceship. 
C) follow a semi-circular path.

Question 4

If the orbit of Mercury were perfectly circular, its rate of precession would be

Accepted Answer

A) larger. 
B) smaller. 
C) the same. 
D) zero. 
A) larger. 
B) smaller. 
C) the same. 
D) zero.

Question 5

In a spaceship with an acceleration more than g far from gravitational influences, with the effort it takes on Earth to do 20 pushups, you could comfortably do

Accepted Answer

A) less than 20 pushups. 
B) 20 pushups. 
C) more than 20 pushups. 
A) less than 20 pushups. 
B) 20 pushups. 
C) more than 20 pushups.

Exam 36: General Theory of Relativity

The geometry of our universe is

Light bends when it

Inside an accelerating spaceship far from gravitational influences, a flashlight beam will

If the orbit of Mercury were perfectly circular, its rate of precession would be

In a spaceship with an acceleration more than g far from gravitational influences, with the effort it takes on Earth to do 20 pushups, you could comfortably do

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