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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. According to the narrator, what did "just as things will be repeated in the future, all things now happening" do?
(a) Happened a million times before.
(b) Happened a hundred times before.
(c) Never happened before.
(d) Only happened once before.

2. How many dimensions does the man in the leather coat live in simultaneously?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

3. In what month is the Prologue set?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) September.

4. At what time do the people of Berne convene at Kramgasse?
(a) At seven minutes to five.
(b) At two minutes to two.
(c) At four minutes to three.
(d) At three minutes to four.

5. According to the narrator, what do people who have been transported back in time wear?
(a) Nothing; their clothing does not transfer to other time periods.
(b) Bright, illuminating clothing.
(c) Tatters of clothes.
(d) Dark, indistinct clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the Zytgloggeturm pay tribute?

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

3. While walking with Einstein, during the Interlude, what does Besso wonder about?

4. What is the man on the fourth floor balcony looking down at?

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

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