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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to the narrator, without commitment there is what?
(a) Hate.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Upheaval.
2. One day before the end of the world, how are the streets described?
(a) In the process of being cleaned.
(b) Full of animals who have taken over.
(c) Swirling in laughter.
(d) Deserted.
3. According to the "14 May 1905" dream, who makes pilgrimages to the center of time?
(a) Everyone at least once in his or her life.
(b) Parents with their children and lovers.
(c) Those close to death.
(d) Only newlyweds.
4. According to the narrator, why do people wear watches?
(a) As time keepers.
(b) As reminders.
(c) As weight for balance.
(d) As ornaments.
5. What does the narrator say people transported to the past fear?
(a) A change they make in the past could affect the future.
(b) Making the same mistakes they made in the "future."
(c) Nothing. They are not aware of the time transfer.
(d) They fear not knowing how to act.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the narrator, what do parents treasure given they think they may not witness it again?
2. According to the narrator in the "28 April 1905" dream, what is visible in all places?
3. What is time compared to in the "16 April 1905" dream?
4. What happens to time in the "14 May 1905" dream?
5. Where did Basso and Einstein meet?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Einstein's desk differ from the others in the patent office?
2. What effect does height have in the 26 April 1905 dream?
3. What happens when there is only one day until the end of the world?
4. Why are some people unhappy in the world where time exists as a circle?
5. Why does Besso believe that there are problems with Einstein's reasoning behind his creation of a theory of time?
6. What is the problem living life within the confines of solitary moments? (14 April 1905)
7. What happens every day for the townspeople of Berne? (28 April 1905)
8. Describe the people who live by "bodily time."
9. What happens to travelers as they enter the world described in the 14 May 1905 dream?
10. Explain the meeting between the two couples in the 4 May 1905 dream.
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