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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a synonym for exodus as used in the following sentence? Rather than building a new civilization, the mass exodus from Earth is simply rebuilding the Earth.
(a) Denial
(b) Flight
(c) Mass departure
(d) Trip

2. Which of the following terms best describes the dreams experienced during August of 1999?
(a) Reassuring
(b) Surprising
(c) Foreboding
(d) Enlightening

3. What does Hathaway do to celebrate what he believes is his eminent rescue?
(a) Opens a bottle of wine
(b) Prays at the graveyard
(c) Sets the town of New New York on fire
(d) Digs for archeological remains

4. What does the captain believe the Martians can teach the men?
(a) How to party and have fun
(b) How to build great buildings
(c) How to be humble and civilized
(d) How to rebuild a population base

5. What animal kills Garrett as he comes to investigate the House of Usher?
(a) Ape
(b) Couger
(c) Lion
(d) Snake

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following major cities was reported to have been invaded by the Morse-code messages?

2. Which of the following characters believes he is the last human being left on Mars?

3. What does the audience feel in the air?

4. What are the amphitheaters made of where the Martians gather?

5. What fills the Dead Sea during some seasons?

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