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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 20 May, 1905 through Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month does the Swiss and English couple meet to vacation together?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) August.

2. What time of the day is it at the beginning of the second Interlude?
(a) Noon.
(b) Mid-day.
(c) Late evening.
(d) Early morning.

3. According to the narrator in the "22 May 1905" dream, a world that gives brief scenes from the future, what kinds of risks do people take?
(a) Everything a person does is a risk.
(b) Few.
(c) Only the risks that concern their children.
(d) None at all.

4. According to the dream on "24 April 1905," what happens when the two "times" meet?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Desperation.
(d) Splendor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. One day before the end of the world, how are the streets described?

2. Where are Einstein and Besso walking in the "Interlude?"

3. What song is the young man humming as he waits for the typist to come into the office?

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

5. Why will schools close a year before the end of the world?

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