Einstein's Dreams Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Alan Lightman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Einstein's Dreams Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Alan Lightman
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do those of religious faith see time as evidence of?
(a) Death.
(b) God.
(c) The Apocalypse.
(d) The Second Coming.

2. What is time compared to in the "16 April 1905" dream?
(a) A dream.
(b) A flow of water.
(c) A cocoon.
(d) A tree with leaves turning due to fall.

3. What is the woman in the shadows waiting for?
(a) To hear a cardinal sing.
(b) To hear the church bells chime three times.
(c) To be carried back to her own time.
(d) To be arrested so she can keep her timeline of life intact.

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

5. Where does the man in the leather jacket work at in Berne?
(a) A tavern.
(b) A bank.
(c) A pharmaceutical.
(d) A brasserie.

6. According to the narrator, why do "cursed citizens wrestle with their bedsheets"?
(a) Because their mistakes will be repeated.
(b) Because their lives are in shambles.
(c) Because they feel torn by time.
(d) Because they have sinned.

7. What song is the young man humming as he waits for the typist to come into the office?
(a) Beethoven's "The Creatures of Prometheus."
(b) Beethoven's "Fantasy in G."
(c) Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata."
(d) Beethoven's "Fur Elise."

8. What kind of person does Besso think Einstein is?
(a) A man exalted too early in life.
(b) A recluse and introvert.
(c) A socialite and extrovert.
(d) A man torn by innovations.

9. What does the narrator want readers to suppose time is?
(a) A sphere.
(b) An arc.
(c) A circle.
(d) An ellipse.

10. In the world described in the "11 May 1905" dream, what happens in the springtime?
(a) The season reverses and goes back towards winter.
(b) The people leave so that the town can realign on its own.
(c) The people try to make the world disorderly.
(d) The people gather at a central point and sing praise to Mother Nature.

11. According to the narrator, without commitment there is what?
(a) Upheaval.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Hate.

12. According to the narrator, what do people who have been transported back in time wear?
(a) Bright, illuminating clothing.
(b) Tatters of clothes.
(c) Dark, indistinct clothing.
(d) Nothing; their clothing does not transfer to other time periods.

13. One day before the end of the world, how are the streets described?
(a) Full of animals who have taken over.
(b) Deserted.
(c) Swirling in laughter.
(d) In the process of being cleaned.

14. What month is it in the "19 April 1905" dream?
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) January.
(d) April.

15. According to the narrator, what is the room full of?
(a) Practical ideas.
(b) Too many hopes to account for.
(c) Fluttering beliefs of accomplishment.
(d) Dreams and desires.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the Zytgloggeturm pay tribute?

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

3. What does the narrator say people transported to the past fear?

4. What is curious about the town in the "10 May 1905" dream?

5. In what month is the Prologue set?

(see the answer keys)

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