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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. How do the clouds appear, in the "17 June 1905" dream, after a gap in time?
(a) Moved and, therefore, confusing for inhabitants.
(b) Moved, but not really enough to notice.
(c) Gone completely.
(d) Exactly the same.

2. According to the "22 May 1905" dream, how does time flow in the world described?
(a) In accelerating spurts.
(b) Smoothly and consistently.
(c) Unevenly and fitfully.
(d) In alternating phases of fast and slow.

3. Why is the woman in the linen shop on Amthausgasse?
(a) To talk to her friend about losing her job.
(b) To purchase linens for a funeral.
(c) To purchase linens for her daughter's wedding.
(d) To talk to her friend about a project that is coming due.

4. Where is Besso's visitor from?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) Prague.
(d) Venice.

5. In the third Interlude, where are Einstein and Besso?
(a) At Einstein's home.
(b) In the mountains.
(c) At Besso's home.
(d) In a fishing boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the paper that Einstein left on Besso's desk?

2. What is the name of Einstein's wife?

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

4. Where does the man in the leather jacket work at in Berne?

5. For the town described in the "4 May 1905" dream, times passes, but what happens?

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