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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman in the "2 June 1905" dream begin teaching?
(a) Science.
(b) Literature.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) History.

2. What is Einstein eating in the second Interlude?
(a) Cottolene.
(b) Crackers.
(c) Banbury tarts.
(d) Sweet potato croquettes.

3. How long ago, in the "17 June 1905" dream, did the lovers meet?
(a) One month ago.
(b) One year ago.
(c) One week ago.
(d) One day ago.

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

5. How do the Laters walk and dress?
(a) The Laters walk absentmindedly and wear long dress like clothing.
(b) The Laters walk with an easy gait and dress in loose fitting clothes.
(c) The Laters walk hurriedly so as to not be accosted into doing something now and they wear robes.
(d) The Laters walk when they have to only and wear bed-clothes at all times.

6. How is the population of the cities in the "9 June 1905" dreams split?
(a) In three: The Laters, the Nows, and the Nevers.
(b) In three: The Laters, the Nows, the Intentionals.
(c) In four: The Laters, the Nows, the Nevers, and the Always.
(d) In two: The Laters and the Nows.

7. What is the paper on that Einstein set on Besso's desk (as told in the second Interlude)?
(a) Transformation equations.
(b) Electrodynamics.
(c) Relativity.
(d) Electromagnetics.

8. What does the middle-aged man receive during the "2 June 1905" dream?
(a) The Georg Büchner Prize.
(b) A Humanitarian Award.
(c) A Nobel Prize for physics.
(d) A Nobel Prize for literature.

9. What does Einstein ask Besso for during the third Interlude?
(a) A cracker.
(b) A coat.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) A blanket.

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

11. What do all of the people of the world described in the "9 June 1905" dream have in common?
(a) A lifetime to complete their goals.
(b) A mastering of time.
(c) A long list of misdeeds.
(d) An infinite list of relatives.

12. In the "17 June 1905" dream, why does the young man tell his lover that he cannot see her again?
(a) Due to a gap in time, she hesitates.
(b) Due to a gap in time, she frowns.
(c) Due to a gap in time, she grimaces.
(d) Due to a gap in time, she lets on tear fall.

13. What animal are people who heed time compared to in the 3 June 1905 dream?
(a) Bears.
(b) Birds.
(c) Cats.
(d) Elephants.

14. According to the dream on 3 June 1905, what is life a brief movement of?
(a) A clock hand.
(b) Arms and legs.
(c) Shadows.
(d) A snowflake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the world described in the "3 June 1905" dream, how do people learn about the seasons?

2. What are gaps described as in this world's time, the "17 June 1905" dream?

3. According to the "22 May 1905" dream, how does time flow in the world described?

4. According to Besso, what does Einstein live without?

5. How old is the young woman, in the "15 June 190" dream, when she finally stops her travel into the future?

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