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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. Why is the woman, hiding at no. 22 Kamgasse, crouching in the shadows?
(a) She is not sure where she is.
(b) She is afraid of being attacked.
(c) She has been assaulted and does not know whom to trust.
(d) She is afraid of kicking up dust.

2. What is the last image readers are left with at the end of the "15 May 1905" dream?
(a) A yellow brush.
(b) A book lying on a table.
(c) A broken watch.
(d) A clock with pendulum stuck mid-swing.

3. According to the narrator, without commitment there is what?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Hate.
(c) Upheaval.
(d) Chaos.

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

5. In the world described in the "11 May 1905" dream, what does the passage of time bring?
(a) Decreasing order.
(b) Increasing anxiety.
(c) Increasing order.
(d) Decreasing anxiety.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "10 May 1905" dream, why is one man sitting at a table weeping uncontrollably?

2. How does a traveler from the future talk?

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

4. What rushes forward to envelope the people in the last seconds before the world ends?

5. Why does the terrace of the Bundesterrasse have a striking view?

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