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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of day does the time machine begin its day, according to the Time Traveler?
(a) 2:00 A.M..
(b) 4:00 A.M..
(c) 10:00 A.M.
(d) 12:00 A.M..

2. What academic subject is based on misconceptions, according to the Time Traveler?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Geometry.
(d) Arithmetic.

3. What is the Editor's name?
(a) Dash.
(b) Pointer.
(c) Blank.
(d) Mark.

4. What, according to the narrator in the Epilogue, is likely to cause the downfall of humanity?
(a) Technological advances.
(b) Unemployment.
(c) Pollution.
(d) Greed.

5. Why is it significant that the moon is starting to wane in Chapter 7?
(a) Because the nights will be darker.
(b) Because the Morlocks feed off lunar energy.
(c) None of the above.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Time Traveler notice about Eloi gender roles?

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

3. In the dark of the forest, how does the Time Traveler know that there are Morlocks near them?

4. What are the objects/things that Wells describes with the word "carbuncles"?

5. Which character is described in Chapter 2 as having "more than a touch of whim among his elements"?

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