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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 2 June, 1905 through 10 June, 1905.

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 dreams.
(b) They have no hope.
(c) They have no memories.
(d) They have no future.

2. According to the narrator, what are people in a world of only one day?
(a) Equal.
(b) Saddened.
(c) Excited.
(d) Accepting.

3. On the last day of the world, who are the people with the unnatural smiles?
(a) Those who have not yet atoned for their sins.
(b) Those who do not think the world is going to end.
(c) Those who are attempting to correct misdeeds.
(d) Those who are stealing.

4. What is the man on the fourth floor balcony looking down at?
(a) A dog looking for food.
(b) A red hat.
(c) A child playing in the street.
(d) A blue coat.

5. How does a traveler from the future talk?
(a) They whisper tortured sounds.
(b) They speak in languages not understood by those around them.
(c) They cannot talk because they are mute.
(d) They scream animalistic sounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator want readers to consider in the "3 May 1905" dream?

2. What do all of the people who have gathered together one minute before the end of the world do?

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

4. While walking with Einstein, during the Interlude, what does Besso wonder about?

5. When does Besso remember looking like Einstein as he is now (second Interlude)?

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