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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 8 May, 1905 through 15 May, 1905.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, why do people wear watches?
(a) As ornaments.
(b) As weight for balance.
(c) As time keepers.
(d) As reminders.

2. What is time compared to in the "16 April 1905" dream?
(a) A flow of water.
(b) A dream.
(c) A tree with leaves turning due to fall.
(d) A cocoon.

3. Where did Basso and Einstein meet?
(a) Wohlen.
(b) Uster.
(c) Maur.
(d) Zurich.

4. One day before the end of the world, how are the streets described?
(a) Full of animals who have taken over.
(b) In the process of being cleaned.
(c) Deserted.
(d) Swirling in laughter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, without commitment there is what?

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

3. To what does the Zytgloggeturm pay tribute?

4. What does the narrator want readers to consider in the "3 May 1905" dream?

5. What do travelers from the future envy?

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