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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Time Traveler describe the first Eloi he sees as?
(a) "Ghastly wrinkled."
(b) "Strong as an ox."
(c) "Incredibly frail."
(d) "Preternaturally lovely."

3. Compared to the children the Time Traveler is used to, what does he estimate the intellectual age of the Eloi to be?
(a) About 3 years old.
(b) About 7 years old.
(c) About 5 years old.
(d) About 10 years old.

4. What year does the Time Traveler say the dials on his machine recorded?
(a) 89271.
(b) 8027.
(c) 802701.
(d) 800001.

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

6. Which of the characters reads the note left by the Time Traveler?
(a) The Very Young Man.
(b) The Medical Man.
(c) Filby.
(d) The Psychology.

7. Of what metal is the pedestal of the Sphinx made?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Copper.

8. What does the Time Traveler judge his pace in the machine to be?
(a) A season an a milisecond.
(b) A year a minute.
(c) An hour a day.
(d) A decade an second.

9. What is the first thing the Time Traveler drinks at the second dinner?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Water.
(d) Beer.

10. 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 that another Time Machine is parked next to his own.
(d) He sees a forest fire.

11. In what type of clothing is the group of figures the Time Traveler sees clad?
(a) "Soft robes."
(b) "Somber frocks."
(c) "Tawdry togs."
(d) "Fine dresses."

12. 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) Paraclete.
(c) Contraindication.
(d) Paradox.

13. Of what material does the Sphinx appear to be made?
(a) White porcelain.
(b) White marble.
(c) Green marble.
(d) Green porcelain.

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

15. Why is it dark in the room where the men hear the Time Traveler's story?
(a) The time machine broke the lamp.
(b) The candles were not lit.
(c) The Time Traveler put out the fire.
(d) The power was out.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Time Traveler make friends with Weena?

2. Which of the characters says that he has never heard of the Fourth Dimension?

3. What do the Eloi offer the Time Traveler when he intimates that he did in fact come out of the thunderstorm?

4. Which of the characters actually operates the model of the time machine?

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

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