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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Time Traveler recognizes the landscape of the Eloi as the valley of what river from his own time?
(a) The Danube.
(b) The Floss.
(c) The Thames.
(d) The Mississippi.

2. In the dark of the forest, how does the Time Traveler know that there are Morlocks near them?
(a) "Queer sounds" in the woods
(b) Neither of the above.
(c) Both of the above.
(d) A tug on his coat.

3. In Chapter 11, in the even farther future, what characterizes the oceans?
(a) They are acidic.
(b) There is only fresh water.
(c) There are no waves or breakers.
(d) There are giant sharks.

4. How have the Morlocks cared for the Time Machine?
(a) They have given it a fresh coat of paint.
(b) They have oiled and cleaned it.
(c) They have broken it into pieces.
(d) They have taken out the crystals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to the Time Traveler, must be "useless" if nature is appealing to intelligence?

2. Approximately how tall are the creatures?

3. Approximately how many Eloi are there in the great hall?

4. To what "zoological" specimen does the Time Traveler compare the color of the Morlocks' bodies?

5. What frightens the Time Traveler badly enough to make him flee the underground lair of the Morlocks?

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