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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which institution is Professor Simon Newcomb affiliated?
(a) Royal Society of Learned Mathematicians.
(b) Royal Society of Magicians.
(c) New York Mathematical Society.
(d) New York Time Travel Society.

2. In what type of clothing is the group of figures the Time Traveler sees clad?
(a) "Fine dresses."
(b) "Soft robes."
(c) "Somber frocks."
(d) "Tawdry togs."

3. What do the Eloi wear on their heads?
(a) Turbans.
(b) Derby hats.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Skullcaps.

4. What are the Eloi's tables made of?
(a) Formica.
(b) Polished stone.
(c) Wood.
(d) Quartz crystals.

5. Whom did the narrator meet on Friday at the Linnaeum?
(a) The Provincial Mayor.
(b) The Medical Man.
(c) The Psychologist.
(d) Filby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does the Time Traveler estimate he has traveled to before he actually reports what exact year the machine recorded?

2. What are the adjectives Wells uses to describe the language of the Eloi?

3. What kind of meat are they eating at the second dinner?

4. Where does the Time Traveler live?

5. What is the first thing the Time Traveler drinks at the second dinner?

(see the answer key)

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