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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 26 April, 1905 through Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If a person holds no ambitions in the world described in the "4 May 1905" dream, what happens to him?
(a) He lives life in poverty.
(b) He lives life in wealth.
(c) He suffers knowingly.
(d) He suffers unknowingly.

2. What song is the young man humming as he waits for the typist to come into the office?
(a) Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata."
(b) Beethoven's "Fur Elise."
(c) Beethoven's "Fantasy in G."
(d) Beethoven's "The Creatures of Prometheus."

3. How many times do the St. Vincent's Cathedral bells chime at the end of the 24 April 1905 dream?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Twice.
(d) Nine.

4. Why does the terrace of the Bundesterrasse have a striking view?
(a) Because of the view of the Bundes Falls.
(b) Because of the Aare river and the Bernese Alps.
(c) Because of the view of the square.
(d) Because of the view of the cathedral.

5. According to the narrator, what did "just as things will be repeated in the future, all things now happening" do?
(a) Only happened once before.
(b) Happened a million times before.
(c) Never happened before.
(d) Happened a hundred times before.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of person does Besso think Einstein is?

2. What does the narrator want readers to suppose time is?

3. What do those of religious faith see time as evidence of?

4. How old is Einstein in the novel?

5. What month does the Swiss and English couple meet to vacation together?

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