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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Time Traveler remove from the time machine when he prepares to follow the Eloi?
(a) Levers.
(b) The saddle.
(c) Dials.
(d) Knobs.

2. Which character is described in Chapter 2 as having "more than a touch of whim among his elements"?
(a) The Time Traveler.
(b) Filby.
(c) Hillyer.
(d) The Psychologist.

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

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

5. How much does the Editor offer to pay for the Time Traveler's story?
(a) A pound a paragraph.
(b) A penny a word.
(c) A shilling a line.
(d) A pound a word.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Time Traveler judge his pace in the machine to be?

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

3. The Time Traveler assumes that his voice is too what for the Eloi?

4. How was the archway into the great hall of the Eloi decorated?

5. What distinguishes the way the Time Traveler walks when he returns during the second dinner?

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