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

2. According to the narrator, what is a world with one month a world of?
(a) Equality.
(b) Peace.
(c) Imbalance.
(d) War.

3. Why does the terrace of the Bundesterrasse have a striking view?
(a) Because of the Aare river and the Bernese Alps.
(b) Because of the view of the Bundes Falls.
(c) Because of the view of the square.
(d) Because of the view of the cathedral.

4. What is curious about the town in the "10 May 1905" dream?
(a) The town is split in two and exists as a repetition of each other.
(b) The town exists two centuries in the past.
(c) The town exists in three different time periods.
(d) The town exists one century in the past.

5. 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) Only happened once before.
(d) Never happened before.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, people in their correct time period do not make contact with those from the future. How are those from the future looked at?

2. On the last day of the world, who are the people with the unnatural smiles?

3. What are the two times explained in the "24 April 1905" dream?

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

5. One day before the end of the world, how are the streets described?

(see the answer key)

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