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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 11 June 1905 through Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with the people who live in the world described in the "20 May 1905" dream?
(a) They have no memories.
(b) They have no dreams.
(c) They have no future.
(d) They have no hope.

2. When does Besso remember looking like Einstein as he is now (second Interlude)?
(a) When Besso's son died.
(b) When Besso's father died.
(c) When Besso's wife was diagnosed with a fatal illness.
(d) When Besso found out he was losing his job.

3. To what does the Zytgloggeturm pay tribute?
(a) Time.
(b) The infinite.
(c) The past.
(d) The future.

4. Where are Besso and Einstein sitting in the second Interlude?
(a) Besso's home.
(b) A cafe.
(c) A brasserie.
(d) A bookstore.

5. What is time, in the "17 June 1905" dream, described as?
(a) A stretch of nerve fibers.
(b) A congested interstate.
(c) A stretch of veins in the human body.
(d) A length of braided rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a person holds no ambitions in the world described in the "4 May 1905" dream, what happens to him?

2. Why does Einstein want to understand time?

3. In the "11 June 1905" dream, imagining the _____________ is no more possible than seeing colors beyond _______________.

4. What month is it, in the "15 June 1905" dream, for the young man in the polytechnic in Zurich?

5. What is happening in the young woman's house in the "15 June 1905" dream?

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