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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Eloi are in the first group the Time Traveler meets soon after he lands?
(a) 80 or 100.
(b) 8 or 10.
(c) Over a thousand.
(d) Just 3.

2. Why does the Time Traveler presume that the Morlocks are good climbers?
(a) Because of their wells.
(b) Because they nest in the trees.
(c) Because he saw them scale the Palace.
(d) Because they have five sets of claws.

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

4. What adjectives does Wells employ to describe the Morlocks' hands?
(a) Soft and little.
(b) Rigid and sharp.
(c) Weak and wet.
(d) Brittle and dry

5. What does the Time Traveler see after his meal with the Eloi, when he goes outside again to look at the White Sphinx?
(a) He sees that the Time Machine is missing.
(b) He sees Morlocks.
(c) He sees a forest fire.
(d) He sees that another Time Machine is parked next to his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under which social or political system does it appear the Eloi are living, to the Time Traveler?

2. What adjective does the Time Traveler use to describe the hair color of the Morlocks?

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

4. What does the first Eloi appear to be wearing on his feet?

5. At what time of day does the time machine begin its day, according to the Time Traveler?

(see the answer key)

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