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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Time Traveler think that it was not the Eloi who moved the time machine?
(a) He thinks that the Sphinx came alive and swallowed it.
(b) He thinks that one of the Eloi has traveled back in time with it.
(c) He thinks they are too weak.
(d) He thinks they were busy eating.

2. According to the Time Traveler, how long did it take to make the model of the time machine?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two years.
(d) Twenty years.

3. What sound does the Time Traveler hear from deep within the shaft?
(a) Machinery.
(b) Heavy-metal music.
(c) Subway/Underground train.
(d) Screams.

4. How does the Time Traveler attempt to communicate the concept of time to the first Eloi he meets?
(a) He lectures them on the Fourth Dimension.
(b) He points to the sun.
(c) He uses math, the universal language.
(d) He looks at his watch.

5. What color are the Time Traveler's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Grey.
(d) Green.

6. Why is the Time Traveler worried about stopping?
(a) He fears he might hit something.
(b) He fears he might fall off the machine.
(c) He fears he might hurt a passerby.
(d) He fears he might damage the time machine and be stuck in the future.

7. The Time Traveler remarks in Chapter 4 that the first Eloi he sees has a strange absence of what instinct?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) Aggression.

8. Into what kind of weather does the Time Traveler arrive in the far future?
(a) A downpour.
(b) A blizzard.
(c) A drought.
(d) A tornado.

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

10. Remarking on how dirty the Time Traveler's clothes were, the Journalist wonders whether or not the future has any of what object?
(a) Laundromats.
(b) Dust busters.
(c) Clothes brushes.
(d) Showers.

11. What distinguishes the way the Time Traveler walks when he returns during the second dinner?
(a) He walks with a cane.
(b) He is missing a foot.
(c) He walks with a limp.
(d) He runs everywhere very quickly.

12. Approximately how many Eloi are there in the great hall?
(a) About 75.
(b) A couple hundred.
(c) Several thousand.
(d) Between 500 and 1000.

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

14. When the Time Traveler sees an animal in the night, what does he take it for?
(a) A goat.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) An Eloi.
(d) A small deer.

15. On what day of the week did the guests come for dinner?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which institution is Professor Simon Newcomb affiliated?

2. Which part of the Time Traveler's body has a half-healed cut on it when he returns to the second dinner?

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

4. What is the Fourth Dimension?

5. Of what material does the Sphinx appear to be made?

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