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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the young man's theory of time to be mailed?
(a) The American journal of physics.
(b) The German journal of physics.
(c) The Swiss journal of physics.
(d) The European journal of physics.

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

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

4. Where do the Swiss and English couples meet yearly?
(a) Prague.
(b) Verona.
(c) St. Moritz.
(d) Rome.

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

6. According to the narrator, what did "just as things will be repeated in the future, all things now happening" do?
(a) Happened a million times before.
(b) Only happened once before.
(c) Never happened before.
(d) Happened a hundred times before.

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

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

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

10. What is curious about the town in the "10 May 1905" dream?
(a) The town exists in three different time periods.
(b) The town exists one century in the past.
(c) The town exists two centuries in the past.
(d) The town is split in two and exists as a repetition of each other.

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

12. How old is Einstein in the novel?
(a) 26.
(b) 25.
(c) 27.
(d) 28.

13. What is the man on the fourth floor balcony looking down at?
(a) A dog looking for food.
(b) A red hat.
(c) A child playing in the street.
(d) A blue coat.

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

15. According to the narrator, people in their correct time period do not make contact with those from the future. How are those from the future looked at?
(a) They are immortalized.
(b) They are honored.
(c) They are feared.
(d) They are pitied.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the woman, hiding at no. 22 Kamgasse, crouching in the shadows?

2. What happens to time in the "14 May 1905" dream?

3. Who is the woman saying goodbye to in the hospital on Gerberngasse?

4. To what does the Zytgloggeturm pay tribute?

5. What is the tragedy of the world described in the "10 May 1905" dream?

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