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The Theory of Everything

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At the gate of the university the students are doing something VERY British. What?

a)

They're holding an umbrella.

b)

They're talking about the Royal Family.

c)

They're eating fish and chips.

d)

They're drinking tea.

2.

We find out in the begining (5 min.) that Stephen is

a)

very intelligent.

b)

intelligent and a smartarse.

c)

terminally ill.

d)

terminally ill and highly intelligent.

3.

It's funny how Stephen and Jane introduce themselves when they first meet. Do you remember how?

a)

Stewie/Janie

b)

Science/Arts

c)

Phisics/Languages

d)

Brainy/Pretty

4.

At the party they (Stephen and Jane) _____________________

a)

drink a lot

b)

talk a lot

c)

dance

d)

fall out

5.

What sports does Stephen participate in?

a)

ballgames

b)

boxing and rugby

c)

rowing and croquet

d)

no sports at all

6.

There are 10 questions the PhD students are supposed to answer. Stephen's answers

a)

are silly

b)

make the professor look like a fool

c)

show he doesn't take the assignment seriously

d)

are outstanding and earn him the professor's appreciation

7.

Hawking was diagnosed with a motor neuron disease

(ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease)

which affected

a)

his brain

b)

his brain and his muscles

c)

only lower body muscles

d)

his entire muscle system

8.

According to the prognosis he

a)

would die in a month

b)

would lose control of his muscles- unable to speak, walk or breathe,

c)

would lose control of his brain functions- thinking, remembering, calculating

d)

would make a full recovery after treatment

9.

The doctor says: "Your thoughts won't change (...)

a)

in the begining but your brain will cease to function eventually."

b)

and there will always be a way to express yourself."

c)

but you'll become deaf and mute."

d)

but eventually no one will know what they are."

10.

Jane tells Stephen that she loves him. He, knowing the full gravity of his disease, says: _________________________________.

a)

"That's a false conclusion."

b)

"That's a false deduction."

c)

"I don't love you."

d)

"Go away!!" I need to work."

11.

The couple is committed to one another, they have kids but Stephen's condition keeps

a)

improving

b)

deteriorating

c)

getting better

d)

changing for the better

12.

Although his physique is failing him he

a)

becomes renowned.

b)

becomes a recluse.

c)

can give many lectures.

d)

travels a lot.

13.

Jane's life is particularly hard since

a)

Stephen doesn't love her anymore

b)

she is left all alone with housework, caring for her husband and kids

c)

she also is ill

d)

one of their kids also has ALS

14.

Jane finds a little ease in

a)

having affairs

b)

playing the piano

c)

singing

d)

playing with the children

15.

When Hawking had pneumonia and was taken to the hospital,

a)

his wife left him for good

b)

Jane was with her parents

c)

Jane was doing her studies

d)

Jane was camping

16.

The greatest asset after the tracheotomy is the/a

a)

male nurse

b)

insurance money

c)

more modern wheelchair

d)

speech synthesizer

17.

One of Hawking's most famous novel was:

a)

A Brief History

b)

A History of Time

c)

A Brief History of Time

d)

A Brief History of Balck Holes

18.

Both Jane and Stephen had feelings for other people so they

a)

divorced.

b)

fought a lot.

c)

separated.

d)

couldn't let one another go

19.

"However bad life may seem,

a)

there is always something you can do and succeed at."

b)

there's always away."

c)

life can always give you lemons to make lemonade."

d)

you can always look on the bright side of life."

20.

"While there is life,

a)

there are questions."

b)

there is hope."

c)

there are people to trust."

d)

there is God."