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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the archway into the great hall of the Eloi decorated?
(a) With carvings.
(b) With faux finish.
(c) With streamers.
(d) With garlands of flowers.

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

3. Of what foodstuff does the diet of the Eloi consist?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Poultry.
(d) Insects.

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

5. What do the Eloi wear on their heads?
(a) Turbans.
(b) Derby hats.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Skullcaps.

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

7. How big is the model time machine the Time Traveler shows his guests?
(a) The size of a football.
(b) The size of a small clock.
(c) The size of a pocketwatch.
(d) The size of an automobile.

8. What are the Eloi's tables made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Polished stone.
(c) Quartz crystals.
(d) Formica.

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

10. What is the model of the time machine made out of?
(a) Just ivory.
(b) Iron and bronze.
(c) Ivory and a crystalline substance.
(d) Diamonds.

11. How much does the Editor offer to pay for the Time Traveler's story?
(a) A penny a word.
(b) A pound a word.
(c) A pound a paragraph.
(d) A shilling a line.

12. Which character suggests that, in the future, time travelers might encounter communist societies?
(a) The Medical Man.
(b) Filby.
(c) The Psychologist.
(d) The narrator.

13. What allows him to escape the Morlocks?
(a) His sidearm.
(b) Weena comes with reinforcements.
(c) Setting a piece of paper on fire.
(d) Shouting as loudly as he can.

14. Under which social or political system does it appear the Eloi are living, to the Time Traveler?
(a) Oligarchy.
(b) Communism.
(c) Anarchy
(d) Democracy.

15. What color eyes do the Morlocks have, according to the Time Traveler's first impressions?
(a) Blue-green.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown-green.
(d) Grey-red.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Time Traveler assumes that his voice is too what for the Eloi?

2. What best describes the "prettiness" of the Eloi, when the Time Traveler first meets them?

3. What kind of meat are they eating at the second dinner?

4. The Time Traveler compares the Morlocks to which kind of monkey or ape?

5. Why does the Time Traveler claim not to be afraid of the first Eloi he meets, even though they are touching him?

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