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Question:
Albert Einstein's famous quotation "God does not play dice" was his reaction to the disturbing theory that the universe is essentially the outcome of random events.
Answer:
The answer This is not an effective sentence is correct.
Explanation:
Einstein's quotation is very effective (though he turned out to be wrong), and it deserves a position of emphasis in the sentence. Consider how much more effective the sentence becomes when you move the quotation to the end:
Quantum physicists argued that the universe is essentially the outcome of random events, but Albert Einstein replied that "God does not play dice."
Moving the quotation to the end makes this a periodic sentence, with the quotation as its climax.
 
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