1. State Olbers's Paradox. What is the resolution for Olbers's Paradox?
2. Given the weight of current evidence,
what is the status of the Big Bang Theory?
Is it on secure ground, is it on shaky ground, is it pure speculation,
or what? What evidence strongly supports the Big Bang?
3. What gives rise to the CMBR and at what stage in the evolution of
the Universe was it produced?
4. What is inflation? Which mysteries of the Universe does the inflation theory
explain? How does the inflation theory fare when compared to data? Is
the inflation theory secure or is it speculative?