WorksheetsThe Theory of Everything
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
At the gate of the university the students are doing something VERY British. What?
They're holding an umbrella.
They're talking about the Royal Family.
They're eating fish and chips.
They're drinking tea.
We find out in the begining (5 min.) that Stephen is
very intelligent.
intelligent and a smartarse.
terminally ill.
terminally ill and highly intelligent.
It's funny how Stephen and Jane introduce themselves when they first meet. Do you remember how?
Stewie/Janie
Science/Arts
Phisics/Languages
Brainy/Pretty
At the party they (Stephen and Jane) _____________________
drink a lot
talk a lot
dance
fall out
What sports does Stephen participate in?
ballgames
boxing and rugby
rowing and croquet
no sports at all
There are 10 questions the PhD students are supposed to answer. Stephen's answers
are silly
make the professor look like a fool
show he doesn't take the assignment seriously
are outstanding and earn him the professor's appreciation
Hawking was diagnosed with a motor neuron disease
(ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease)
which affected
his brain
his brain and his muscles
only lower body muscles
his entire muscle system
According to the prognosis he
would die in a month
would lose control of his muscles- unable to speak, walk or breathe,
would lose control of his brain functions- thinking, remembering, calculating
would make a full recovery after treatment
The doctor says: "Your thoughts won't change (...)
in the begining but your brain will cease to function eventually."
and there will always be a way to express yourself."
but you'll become deaf and mute."
but eventually no one will know what they are."
Jane tells Stephen that she loves him. He, knowing the full gravity of his disease, says: _________________________________.
"That's a false conclusion."
"That's a false deduction."
"I don't love you."
"Go away!!" I need to work."
The couple is committed to one another, they have kids but Stephen's condition keeps
improving
deteriorating
getting better
changing for the better
Although his physique is failing him he
becomes renowned.
becomes a recluse.
can give many lectures.
travels a lot.
Jane's life is particularly hard since
Stephen doesn't love her anymore
she is left all alone with housework, caring for her husband and kids
she also is ill
one of their kids also has ALS
Jane finds a little ease in
having affairs
playing the piano
singing
playing with the children
When Hawking had pneumonia and was taken to the hospital,
his wife left him for good
Jane was with her parents
Jane was doing her studies
Jane was camping
The greatest asset after the tracheotomy is the/a
male nurse
insurance money
more modern wheelchair
speech synthesizer
One of Hawking's most famous novel was:
A Brief History
A History of Time
A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Balck Holes
Both Jane and Stephen had feelings for other people so they
divorced.
fought a lot.
separated.
couldn't let one another go
"However bad life may seem,
there is always something you can do and succeed at."
there's always away."
life can always give you lemons to make lemonade."
you can always look on the bright side of life."
"While there is life,
there are questions."
there is hope."
there are people to trust."
there is God."
