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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 Prologue, how many times does the clock tower chime?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

2. According to the "5 June 1905" dream, how does this world seem?
(a) Common.
(b) Erratic.
(c) Blinding.
(d) Homogeneous.

3. Why do some people, in the world described in the "29 May 1905" dream, refuse to look out their windows?
(a) Because they are afraid that others are moving slower than they are.
(b) Because they live in complete solitude and what no interference.
(c) Because they are mad that others are traveling faster than they are.
(d) Because they are afraid to look upon the clock tower on Kramgasse.

4. What are the two times explained in the "24 April 1905" dream?
(a) Mechanical and body time.
(b) Natural and imagined time.
(c) Good and bad time.
(d) Happy and sad time.

5. How many times do the St. Vincent's Cathedral bells chime at the end of the 24 April 1905 dream?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twice.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the "14 May 1905" dream, who makes pilgrimages to the center of time?

2. What can a person see from the cafe on the corner of Kramagasse and Theaterplatz?

3. Why does Einstein sneak away from his wife in the middle of the night?

4. In the second Interlude, what is the first dialogue between Besso and Einstein that the reader comes across?

5. According to the narrator, what did "just as things will be repeated in the future, all things now happening" do?

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