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

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 - Medium

Alan Lightman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What month does the Swiss and English couple meet to vacation together?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) August.

2. What are the two times explained in the "24 April 1905" dream?
(a) Mechanical and body time.
(b) Good and bad time.
(c) Natural and imagined time.
(d) Happy and sad time.

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

4. Where did Basso and Einstein meet?
(a) Maur.
(b) Uster.
(c) Wohlen.
(d) Zurich.

5. What do travelers from the future envy?
(a) Vocalization.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Sleep.
(d) People who live in their own time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Einstein and Besso walking in the "Interlude?"

2. What is time compared to in the "16 April 1905" dream?

3. In the "3 May 1905" dream, what have most people learned how to do?

4. Where is the young man's theory of time to be mailed?

5. How many times do the St. Vincent's Cathedral bells chime at the end of the 24 April 1905 dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can one identify people who have been transported back in time? (16 April 1905)

2. Explain what the following statement means: Each time is true, but the truths are not the same.

3. For the world described in the 11 May 1905 dream, describe the differences between the past and the future.

4. Why is there no communication between people of the present and people from the future? (16 April 1905)

5. Describe the people who live by "mechanical time."

6. What are the benefits of living in a world in which cause and effect are erratic?

7. Why does Besso think that Einstein is capable of anything?

8. Describe Einstein's appearance at the patent office.

9. What happens one minute before the end of the world?

10. Why are some people unhappy in the world where time exists as a circle?

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