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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "There Will Come Soft Rains".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Baal?
(a) An Egyptian pharaoh.
(b) A Mesopotamian warrior.
(c) A pre-Christian god.
(d) The dog that guards hell in Greek mythology.

2. In the section about the nursery, Bradbury mentions the "sprockets" in the walls. What are "sprockets"?
(a) Cogwheels.
(b) Insects.
(c) Cameras.
(d) Robots.

3. What can be seen on the house's west wall?
(a) Water beginning to seep in at the foundation.
(b) A huge crater.
(c) The silhouettes of the family.
(d) Broken glass.

4. What happens at ten o'clock?
(a) A stray animal wanders through the kitchen.
(b) The robot mice go back to their burrows.
(c) The kitchen begins to make a second breakfast.
(d) The sun comes out.

5. What does the house provide after dinner?
(a) Games and snacks.
(b) A warm bath.
(c) A fire and a cigar.
(d) Music and hot chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the probable purpose of emphasizing the roundness of the smoke plume and the great quantity of smoke?

2. In the image of animals, the panther is said to be "cavorting." What is this panther doing?

3. The robot mice are said to live in "warrens." This means that they live in what?

4. What is the name of the poem that the house reads after dinner?

5. What does Bradbury say is like "an altar with ten-thousand attendants"?

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