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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 26 April, 1905 through Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For the town described in the "4 May 1905" dream, times passes, but what happens?
(a) Little happens.
(b) Much happens.
(c) Too much happens.
(d) Nothing happens.

2. Why is the woman in the linen shop on Amthausgasse?
(a) To purchase linens for her daughter's wedding.
(b) To talk to her friend about a project that is coming due.
(c) To purchase linens for a funeral.
(d) To talk to her friend about losing her job.

3. What does the narrator want readers to consider in the "3 May 1905" dream?
(a) A world in which life and death balance.
(b) A world in which cause and effect balance.
(c) A world in which cause and effect are erratic.
(d) A world in which life and death do not balance.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the "4 May 1905" dream, "If time and the passage of events are the same" what happens to time?

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

3. Where did Basso and Einstein meet?

4. Who has Besso received a letter from announcing a visit?

5. According to the narrator in the "28 April 1905" dream, what is visible in all places?

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