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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 18 June 1905 through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say people transported to the past fear?
(a) Nothing. They are not aware of the time transfer.
(b) They fear not knowing how to act.
(c) A change they make in the past could affect the future.
(d) Making the same mistakes they made in the "future."

2. Who is the woman saying goodbye to in the hospital on Gerberngasse?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her child.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her mother.

3. While walking with Einstein, during the Interlude, what does Besso wonder about?
(a) Why he is not the man Einstein is.
(b) What his wife has cooked for dinner.
(c) Why he ever started this friendship with Einstein.
(d) Einstein's plans for the future.

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

5. According to the "20 June 1905" dream, what is time in this world?
(a) A glimpse into the past.
(b) A race.
(c) A local phenomenon.
(d) A glimpse into the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of person does Besso think Einstein is?

2. What invention preceded the notice of the "speed effect"?

3. What is the woman in the shadows waiting for?

4. In the "11 June 1905" dream, imagining the _____________ is no more possible than seeing colors beyond _______________.

5. What is time compared to in the "16 April 1905" dream?

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