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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 do all of the people gather one minute before the end of the world?
(a) In the water of the Aare.
(b) On the Kunst museum grounds.
(c) On the grounds of their churches.
(d) In the square.

2. How does the world in the "15 May 1905" exist?
(a) Without time and with images.
(b) As a blank slate.
(c) In black and white only, with no shadow or brightness.
(d) As a black hole, digesting everything in its reach.

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

4. Where are Einstein and Besso walking in the "Interlude?"
(a) Near the Aase.
(b) On Speichergasse.
(c) On the square.
(d) On the Kierstach.

5. What month does the Swiss and English couple meet to vacation together?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the "8 May 1905" dream, what is the date the world will end?

2. According to the narrator, what is the room full of?

3. Finish the following line: "A world in which time is absolute is a world of ____________."

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

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

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