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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time do the people of Berne convene at Kramgasse?
(a) At two minutes to two.
(b) At seven minutes to five.
(c) At three minutes to four.
(d) At four minutes to three.

2. Finish the following line: "A world in which time is absolute is a world of ____________."
(a) Immediacy.
(b) Unpredictability.
(c) Consolation.
(d) Supremacy.

3. What rushes forward to envelope the people in the last seconds before the world ends?
(a) Winds.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Flood waters.
(d) Snow.

4. What did Einstein's theory of time begin as?
(a) An investigation of Plato's theories.
(b) An investigation of Socrates' theories.
(c) An investigation of survival of the fittest.
(d) An investigation of electricity and magnetism.

5. Where are Einstein and Besso walking in the "Interlude?"
(a) On the square.
(b) Near the Aase.
(c) On Speichergasse.
(d) On the Kierstach.

6. In what month is the Prologue set?
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) July.

7. 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.

8. What happens to light in the "14 May 1905" dreams?
(a) There is only blinding white light.
(b) There is no intensity; light looks like fireflies.
(c) Light exists as ribbons of multifaceted color.
(d) There is no light at all, only pure darkness.

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

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 the name of Einstein's wife?
(a) Karin.
(b) Marit.
(c) Mileva.
(d) Gulla.

12. What happens to time in the "14 May 1905" dream?
(a) Time moves slowly.
(b) Time is set in a constant loop.
(c) Time stands still.
(d) Time is sped up.

13. How does a traveler from the future talk?
(a) They speak in languages not understood by those around them.
(b) They cannot talk because they are mute.
(c) They whisper tortured sounds.
(d) They scream animalistic sounds.

14. Where is Besso's visitor from?
(a) Rome.
(b) Venice.
(c) Paris.
(d) Prague.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, without commitment there is what?

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

3. According to the "14 May 1905" dream, why do children who have left the city curse their parents?

4. According to the narrator, why do people wear watches?

5. According to the narrator, what do people who have been transported back in time wear?

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