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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "rises and falls" while the Time Traveler is observing from inside the time machine?
(a) A winged sphinx.
(b) The tide.
(c) Buildings.
(d) Flowers.

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

3. Upon what geographical formation does the Time Traveler find himself in the far future?
(a) A chasm.
(b) A mesa.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A hilltop.

4. To what does this description apply: "a vast dome glowing with a dull heat, and now and then suffering a momentary extinction," in Chapter 11?
(a) The sun.
(b) Venus.
(c) The Green Palace.
(d) Mars.

5. Why does the Time Traveler have trouble lighting matches in Chapter 10?
(a) He drops them.
(b) They are wet.
(c) They are supposed to light on the box.
(d) He could not find them in his pockets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the characters actually operates the model of the time machine?

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

3. Why does the Time Traveler refer to the "abominable desolation" of the far future in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 11, when the Time Traveler attempts to escape the animals that frighten him, how far into the future does he travel?

5. What is the name of the housekeeper?

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