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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 2 June, 1905 through 10 June, 1905.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the "10 May 1905" dream, why is one man sitting at a table weeping uncontrollably?
(a) He just lost his job.
(b) He was never able to tell his father that he loved him.
(c) His wife is dying of cancer.
(d) His son has just passed away.

2. 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) Only the risks that concern their children.
(b) None at all.
(c) Everything a person does is a risk.
(d) Few.

3. What is the name of Basso's wife?
(a) Svea.
(b) Freja.
(c) Anna.
(d) Viveka.

4. According to the narrator, what are people in a world of only one day?
(a) Equal.
(b) Saddened.
(c) Accepting.
(d) Excited.

5. Where does the man in the leather jacket work at in Berne?
(a) A brasserie.
(b) A tavern.
(c) A bank.
(d) A pharmaceutical.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the "5 June 1905" dream, how does this world seem?

2. What does the narrator say about a world with no time?

3. What is curious about the town in the "10 May 1905" dream?

4. What rushes forward to envelope the people in the last seconds before the world ends?

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

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