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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of day does the time machine begin its day, according to the Time Traveler?
(a) 2:00 A.M..
(b) 10:00 A.M.
(c) 4:00 A.M..
(d) 12:00 A.M..

2. Why cannot Weena help the Time Traveler make out or interpret the inscription he finds in the Palace of Green Porcelain?
(a) Because Weena did not want to.
(b) Because Weena was a bad student of history.
(c) Because she is illiterate/has no written language.
(d) Because Weena does not speak any language at all.

3. The Time Traveler decides that the museum must be in the location of which part of London from his own time?
(a) The East End.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Notting Hill.
(d) South Kensington.

4. Of what metal is the pedestal of the Sphinx made?
(a) Silver.
(b) Copper.
(c) Gold.
(d) Bronze.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Time Traveler refer to when he says "wilderness of rotting paper"?

2. Of what material does the Sphinx appear to be made?

3. What sound does the Time Traveler hear from deep within the shaft?

4. Into what kind of weather does the Time Traveler arrive in the far future?

5. When the Time Traveler sees an animal in the night, what does he take it for?

(see the answer key)

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