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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does the Time Traveler refer to as his "mace"?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A length of pipe.
(c) A broken lever.
(d) A cudgel.

2. What "rises and falls" while the Time Traveler is observing from inside the time machine?
(a) A winged sphinx.
(b) Flowers.
(c) The tide.
(d) Buildings.

3. In one section of the museum, the Time Traveler infers that the hall used artificial illumination from what evidence?
(a) Torches.
(b) Extension cords.
(c) Fireplaces.
(d) Broken white globes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the Eloi wear on their heads?

3. Although the Time Traveler finds sulfur in the museum, what additional ingredient for gunpowder does he lack?

4. What is the air temperature in this far future?

5. Of what metal is the pedestal of the Sphinx made?

(see the answer key)

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