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