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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 18 June 1905 through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator want readers to suppose time is?
(a) An arc.
(b) A circle.
(c) An ellipse.
(d) A sphere.

2. What month is it, in the "15 June 1905" dream, for the young man in the polytechnic in Zurich?
(a) June.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) July.

3. According to Besso, what does Einstein live without?
(a) Hate.
(b) Passion.
(c) Love.
(d) Pain.

4. What do all of the people who have gathered together one minute before the end of the world do?
(a) Lay down in family groups and hold each other.
(b) Form a circle and hold hands.
(c) Look to the sky and sing.
(d) Kneel and pray.

5. What marks the hours of the Great Clock?
(a) Stars.
(b) Animals.
(c) Trees.
(d) Pilgrims.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day is it in the "22 June 1905" dream?

2. What happens to time in the "14 May 1905" dream?

3. Who is the woman saying goodbye to in the hospital on Gerberngasse?

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

5. Why does Einstein want to understand time?

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