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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. In the "15 June 1905" dream, what is the young woman staring at?
(a) A photograph of her dog.
(b) A photograph of a swing in her yard.
(c) A photograph of her as a child.
(d) A photograph of her boyfriend.

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

3. According to the narrator in the "3 May 1905" dream, a world of sincerity is also a world of what?
(a) Peace.
(b) Impulse.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Forgiving.

4. According to the "29 May 1905" dream, why does this world exist as it does?
(a) Time passes more slowly for those in distress.
(b) Time passes in slow motion.
(c) Time passes more slowly for those in motion.
(d) Time passes more slowly for those who keep order.

5. What did Einstein's theory of time begin as?
(a) An investigation of Socrates' theories.
(b) An investigation of Plato's theories.
(c) An investigation of electricity and magnetism.
(d) An investigation of survival of the fittest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is time described in the "17 June 1905" dream?

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

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

5. In the "17 June 1905" dream, why does the young man tell his lover that he cannot see her again?

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