Einstein's Dreams Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Alan Lightman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Einstein's Dreams Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Alan Lightman
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 8 May, 1905 through 15 May, 1905.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Einstein sneak away from his wife in the middle of the night?
(a) To meet a mistress.
(b) To drink with Besso.
(c) To work on equations.
(d) To walk in solitude.

2. What kind of person does Besso think Einstein is?
(a) A man torn by innovations.
(b) A man exalted too early in life.
(c) A recluse and introvert.
(d) A socialite and extrovert.

3. What are the two times explained in the "24 April 1905" dream?
(a) Good and bad time.
(b) Mechanical and body time.
(c) Happy and sad time.
(d) Natural and imagined time.

4. What month is it in the "19 April 1905" dream?
(a) January.
(b) November.
(c) April.
(d) October.

5. According to the narrator, what did scientists discover in the past?
(a) That time never forgets its past.
(b) That time has "blips" that stop all things living.
(c) That time moves faster the farther one is from the center of the earth.
(d) That time moves slower the farther one is from the center of the earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "10 May 1905" dream, why is one man sitting at a table weeping uncontrollably?

2. According to the narrator, what is the room full of?

3. According to the narrator, why do "cursed citizens wrestle with their bedsheets"?

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

5. According to the narrator, what is the physical body?

(see the answer key)

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