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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group of people is compared to the Carolingian kings in Chapter 7?
(a) The Morlock.
(b) Neanderthals.
(c) Modern Humans.
(d) The Eloi.

2. What year does the Time Traveler estimate he has traveled to before he actually reports what exact year the machine recorded?
(a) 802000.
(b) 8049.
(c) 2194.
(d) 804000.

3. The Time Traveler remarks in Chapter 4 that the first Eloi he sees has a strange absence of what instinct?
(a) Aggression.
(b) Fear.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Anger.

4. Why is it significant that the moon is starting to wane in Chapter 7?
(a) Because the nights will be darker.
(b) All of the above.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Because the Morlocks feed off lunar energy.

5. What is the Time Traveler planning to make when he says, in Chapter 7, "to procure some means of fire."
(a) A forest fire.
(b) A torch.
(c) A camp fire.
(d) A coal fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Eloi's tables made of?

2. In Chapter 10, Wells describes the Eloi's "feeble prettiness," which is compared to which characteristics of the Morlocks?

3. Why does the Time Traveler claim not to be afraid of the first Eloi he meets, even though they are touching him?

4. When the Time Traveler and Weena are seeking refuge in the Palace of Green Porcelain, what is remarkable about the statue of the faun they find on their way?

5. To what insect does the Time Traveler compare the Morlocks repeatedly in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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