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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface and Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What company planned to sponsor a television adaptation of the Tripods?
(a) American Broadcasting Corporation
(b) Japanese Broadcasting Corporation
(c) British Broadcasting Corporation
(d) Public Broadcasting Corporation

2. What is the sound coming from the tank?
(a) A voice offering a peaceful welcome
(b) A series of beeps and hums
(c) Classical music
(d) Birds chirping

3. What time does the first plane arrive on the scene?
(a) There are no planes
(b) Just before noon
(c) Soon after eight o'clock.
(d) Within minutes of the attack

4. How many of the shots fired from the fighter-bombers score hits?
(a) Two
(b) Six
(c) Four
(d) Too many to count

5. What is the explanation Andy offers when the boys see the first Tripod?
(a) That it can't be real
(b) That they've been invaded
(c) That someone is making a movie
(d) That it's probably a military experiment

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say is often the key to winning a battle?

2. What is being displayed by the tank that approaches the Tripod?

3. What color is the light Andy sees soon after waking?

4. What does Andy say could have been the source of the noise they heard?

5. Why does Laurie say that can't be the case?

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