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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. Where is the young man's theory of time to be mailed?
(a) The Swiss journal of physics.
(b) The German journal of physics.
(c) The European journal of physics.
(d) The American journal of physics.

2. What is wondrous about the world described in the "11 May 1905" dream?
(a) Nothing is out of place.
(b) All inhabitants live in dream-like states.
(c) Money is not needed.
(d) No one needs sleep to re-energize.

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

4. According to the narrator, why do "cursed citizens wrestle with their bedsheets"?
(a) Because they have sinned.
(b) Because they feel torn by time.
(c) Because their lives are in shambles.
(d) Because their mistakes will be repeated.

5. According to the narrator, what do parents treasure given they think they may not witness it again?
(a) Their child's first smile.
(b) Their child's first cry.
(c) Their child's first laugh.
(d) Their child's first words.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Einstein want to understand time?

2. How many times do the St. Vincent's Cathedral bells chime at the end of the 24 April 1905 dream?

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

4. What does the narrator say about a world with no time?

5. What do travelers from the future envy?

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