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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 is wrong with the people who live in the world described in the "20 May 1905" dream?
(a) They have no memories.
(b) They have no dreams.
(c) They have no hope.
(d) They have no future.

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

3. According to the narrator, in the world described in the "22 May 1905" dream, what happens to people who have had "their vision"?
(a) Their world is one of uncompleted plans.
(b) Their world is fragmented.
(c) Their world is one of constant failures.
(d) Their world is one of guaranteed success.

4. How does a traveler from the future talk?
(a) They whisper tortured sounds.
(b) They speak in languages not understood by those around them.
(c) They scream animalistic sounds.
(d) They cannot talk because they are mute.

5. While walking with Einstein, during the Interlude, what does Besso wonder about?
(a) Why he is not the man Einstein is.
(b) Einstein's plans for the future.
(c) Why he ever started this friendship with Einstein.
(d) What his wife has cooked for dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. To take advantage of what scientists have discovered in the past, what have some people done to their homes?

2. Where do the Swiss and English couples meet yearly?

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

4. When does Besso remember looking like Einstein as he is now (second Interlude)?

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

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