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Question 1 of 5 How did Einstein describe quantum entanglement?

As his biggest mistake
A game with magic jelly beans
Spooky action at a distance
God’s loaded dice

Question 2 of 5 Schrödinger’s cat is a thought experiment that highlights the seemingly paradoxical nature of what aspect of quantum mechanics?

The role of the observer in measurements
The nature of life if we are all just atoms
The essentially feline nature of space-time
The impossibility of causality

Question 3 of 5 According to Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle, which of the following things cannot be known simultaneously with unlimited precision?

Position and velocity
Energy and time
Angular momentum and angle
All of the above

Question 4 of 5 The principle of quantum superposition implies which of the following?

Nothing is real.
Quantum states can possess mutually exclusive properties at the same time, like “up” and “down” or “left” and “right.”
When a particle’s location is measured, then another particle is created in another location called the “superposition.”
Kryptonite destroys coherence between quantum states.

Question 5 of 5 The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics is sometimes summarized as which of the following?

The quantum universe branches at every measurement.
The quantum is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.
The quantum is a field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.
Shut up and calculate.

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