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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. According to the "29 May 1905" dream, how does the world exist?
(a) In constant motion.
(b) In a state of constant order.
(c) In slow motion.
(d) In a state of distress.

2. To what does the Zytgloggeturm pay tribute?
(a) The infinite.
(b) The past.
(c) The future.
(d) Time.

3. According to the narrator, what do parents treasure given they think they may not witness it again?
(a) Their child's first words.
(b) Their child's first laugh.
(c) Their child's first smile.
(d) Their child's first cry.

4. On the last day of the world, who are the people with the unnatural smiles?
(a) Those who are stealing.
(b) Those who are attempting to correct misdeeds.
(c) Those who have not yet atoned for their sins.
(d) Those who do not think the world is going to end.

5. According to the narrator, what is the room full of?
(a) Practical ideas.
(b) Fluttering beliefs of accomplishment.
(c) Too many hopes to account for.
(d) Dreams and desires.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wondrous about the world described in the "11 May 1905" dream?

2. What is the name of the woman with the brocade in her hair?

3. What time of the day is it at the beginning of the second Interlude?

4. According to the "14 May 1905" dream, why do children who have left the city curse their parents?

5. What do those of religious faith see time as evidence of?

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