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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 is the name of the woman with the brocade in her hair?
(a) Bridget.
(b) Suzanne.
(c) Josephine.
(d) Francis.

2. Where do all of the people gather one minute before the end of the world?
(a) On the grounds of their churches.
(b) In the square.
(c) On the Kunst museum grounds.
(d) In the water of the Aare.

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

4. 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) Those close to death.
(c) Only newlyweds.
(d) Parents with their children and lovers.

5. 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 gather at a central point and sing praise to Mother Nature.
(c) The people leave so that the town can realign on its own.
(d) The people try to make the world disorderly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rushes forward to envelope the people in the last seconds before the world ends?

2. What is wondrous about the world described in the "11 May 1905" dream?

3. In the Prologue, how many times does the clock tower chime?

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

5. How does the world in the "15 May 1905" exist?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens one month before the world ends?

4. What happens every day for the townspeople of Berne? (28 April 1905)

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

6. What is the problem living life within the confines of solitary moments? (14 April 1905)

7. What happens to travelers as they enter the world described in the 14 May 1905 dream?

8. What do the untidy people of the 11 May 1905 world do in life?

9. How does Einstein's desk differ from the others in the patent office?

10. Why do schools close one year before the end of the world?

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