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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which room do the men retire to hear the Time Traveler's story?
(a) The conservatory.
(b) The laboratory.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The smoking room.

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

3. 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.

4. What is the "trick" the Medical Man says the Time Traveler showed them last Christmas?
(a) A ghost.
(b) An alien autopsy.
(c) A disappearing rabbit.
(d) A spaceship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week did the guests come for dinner?

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

3. Which of the characters reads the note left by the Time Traveler?

4. Which, of the following metals, is mentioned as part of the Time Machine?

5. Which battle does the Psychologist mention, when the men speak of traveling in history to see past battles?

(see the answer key)

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