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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What shape are the tables in the Time Traveler's room?
(a) Square.
(b) Rectangular.
(c) Round.
(d) Octagonal.

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

4. What does one use to operate the model?
(a) A control panel.
(b) A lever.
(c) A joystick.
(d) A button.

5. What is the term for a problem in time travel or a contradiction of the timeline mentioned by the Psychologist in Chapter 1?
(a) Paraclete.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Contraindication.
(d) Orthodoxy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the Editor offer to pay for the Time Traveler's story?

2. In Chapter 3, which of the following things is wrong with the time machine when the Time Traveler returns?

3. Upon what geographical formation does the Time Traveler find himself in the far future?

4. What is the air temperature in this far future?

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

(see the answer key)

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