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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Eloi offer the Time Traveler when he intimates that he did in fact come out of the thunderstorm?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Nuts.
(c) Berries.
(d) Flowers.

2. What is the first thing the Time Traveler drinks at the second dinner?
(a) Water.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Beer.
(d) Scotch.

3. What does the first Eloi appear to be wearing on his feet?
(a) Sandals.
(b) High heels.
(c) Running shoes.
(d) Combat boots.

4. Why is the Time Traveler worried about stopping?
(a) He fears he might damage the time machine and be stuck in the future.
(b) He fears he might fall off the machine.
(c) He fears he might hit something.
(d) He fears he might hurt a passerby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Time Traveler attempt to communicate the concept of time to the first Eloi he meets?

2. What academic subject is based on misconceptions, according to the Time Traveler?

3. To which room do the men retire to hear the Time Traveler's story?

4. Which character is described in Chapter 2 as having "more than a touch of whim among his elements"?

5. What shape are the tables in the Time Traveler's room?

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