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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 11 June 1905 through Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the third Interlude, what does Besso say that he sees in the clouds?
(a) A dog chasing a child.
(b) A man on a horse.
(c) A dog chasing a rabbit.
(d) A goat chasing a man.

2. According to the narrator, in the world described in the "22 May 1905" dream, what happens to people who have had "their vision"?
(a) Their world is one of guaranteed success.
(b) Their world is one of constant failures.
(c) Their world is fragmented.
(d) Their world is one of uncompleted plans.

3. How is the world actually seen by its residents in the "5 June 1905" dream?
(a) Through sight alone.
(b) As though looking through the same camera for all inhabitants.
(c) Through the senses.
(d) Through different lenses by different people.

4. According to the narrator, what is the physical body?
(a) A mass of organisms that pull in different directions at all times.
(b) A thing to be ordered, not obeyed.
(c) A mass of organisms that pull in only one direction.
(d) A thing to be obeyed, not ordered.

5. How is the population of the cities in the "9 June 1905" dreams split?
(a) In four: The Laters, the Nows, the Nevers, and the Always.
(b) In three: The Laters, the Nows, and the Nevers.
(c) In two: The Laters and the Nows.
(d) In three: The Laters, the Nows, the Intentionals.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the "29 May 1905" dream, why does this world exist as it does?

2. What do all of the people of the world described in the "9 June 1905" dream have in common?

3. What is the last image readers are left with at the end of the "15 May 1905" dream?

4. What happens to the people in the world, described in the "10 June 1905" dream, who attempt to quantify time?

5. According to the narrator, what do parents treasure given they think they may not witness it again?

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