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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What month is it in the "19 April 1905" dream?
(a) November.
(b) October.
(c) April.
(d) January.
2. Where did Basso and Einstein meet?
(a) Zurich.
(b) Wohlen.
(c) Maur.
(d) Uster.
3. What did Einstein's theory of time begin as?
(a) An investigation of survival of the fittest.
(b) An investigation of Socrates' theories.
(c) An investigation of Plato's theories.
(d) An investigation of electricity and magnetism.
4. In the "3 May 1905" dream, what have most people learned how to do?
(a) Live in the past.
(b) Live in the moment.
(c) Live in fear.
(d) Live for the future.
5. What do travelers from the future envy?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Vocalization.
(c) Sleep.
(d) People who live in their own time.
6. In the Prologue, how many times does the clock tower chime?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.
7. What happens to light in the "14 May 1905" dreams?
(a) Light exists as ribbons of multifaceted color.
(b) There is no intensity; light looks like fireflies.
(c) There is no light at all, only pure darkness.
(d) There is only blinding white light.
8. While walking with Einstein, during the Interlude, what does Besso wonder about?
(a) Einstein's plans for the future.
(b) Why he ever started this friendship with Einstein.
(c) Why he is not the man Einstein is.
(d) What his wife has cooked for dinner.
9. How does the world in the "15 May 1905" exist?
(a) As a blank slate.
(b) Without time and with images.
(c) In black and white only, with no shadow or brightness.
(d) As a black hole, digesting everything in its reach.
10. Why does Einstein want to understand time?
(a) To slow time down.
(b) To get close to The Old One.
(c) To be able to plan his life more accordingly.
(d) To speed time up.
11. What is time compared to in the "16 April 1905" dream?
(a) A tree with leaves turning due to fall.
(b) A dream.
(c) A flow of water.
(d) A cocoon.
12. According to the narrator, why do "cursed citizens wrestle with their bedsheets"?
(a) Because they feel torn by time.
(b) Because their lives are in shambles.
(c) Because their mistakes will be repeated.
(d) Because they have sinned.
13. On the last day of the world, who are the people with the unnatural smiles?
(a) Those who are stealing.
(b) Those who are attempting to correct misdeeds.
(c) Those who do not think the world is going to end.
(d) Those who have not yet atoned for their sins.
14. According to the narrator, why do people wear watches?
(a) As ornaments.
(b) As weight for balance.
(c) As reminders.
(d) As time keepers.
15. What is the man on the fourth floor balcony looking down at?
(a) A red hat.
(b) A dog looking for food.
(c) A child playing in the street.
(d) A blue coat.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the narrator, what are people in a world of only one day?
2. What do those of religious faith see time as evidence of?
3. How does time move in the "14 May 1905" dream?
4. Why will schools close a year before the end of the world?
5. Where are Einstein and Besso walking in the "Interlude?"
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