This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Time Machine – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Time Machine Quiz 42 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why was the time traveler machine an innovative machine? A) It could travel up and down. B) It could travel forward and backwards. C) It could travel in any direction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It could travel in any direction. 2. When the Time traveller returns to the dinner table the only thing he wants is ..... to eat. A) Beef. B) Pork. C) Mutton. D) Chicken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mutton. 3. Who was the one telling story jokes A) The Doctor. B) The timetraveller. C) The journalist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The journalist. 4. Who are the pursuers of the time traveler and Weena in The Time Machine? A) The Morlocks. B) The narrator. C) The Eloi. D) The time machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The time machine. 5. Where does George introduce his concept of time travel? A) At his weekly dinner party. B) At a conference. C) In the future. D) In his garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At his weekly dinner party. 6. Extremely horrible being or actions A) Abominations. B) Uncanny. C) Thrice. D) Diminishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abominations. 7. The Time Traveller wanted to go the Green Place because A) He thought it would be safe place. B) He wanted to find some tools. C) He was curious about it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He thought it would be safe place. 8. Fill in the blank: "As I stared at this sinister ..... crawling towards me, I felt a tickling on my cheek as though a fly had lighted on me." A) Peptone. B) Mutton. C) Spasmodic. D) Apparition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apparition. 9. How did the Eloi react to his demands when he went to the grey building? A) They panicked. B) They are sleepy and don't understand what he is talking about. C) They started fighting. D) They bite him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are sleepy and don't understand what he is talking about. 10. Quote: "The Time Machine was inside and its seat was down."What does the Time Machine symbolize in this context? A) The passage of time itself. B) A vehicle for exploring the human psyche. C) A tool for physical travel. D) An escape from reality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The passage of time itself. 11. The Time Traveler has been waiting for the ..... he will travel in time. A) Philosopher. B) Consequence. C) Moment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moment. 12. Stumbling awkwardly A) Blundering. B) Bewilderment. C) Thrice. D) Abominations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blundering. 13. What best describes the land of the little people? (chpts. 1-4) A) It is a huge desert with a mountain range in the far distance. B) The land is filled with green plants and trees, huge amounts of flowers, and there are ruins in the distance. C) The natural landscape is masked by huge glass buildings and extensive roads. D) It is a vast wasteland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The land is filled with green plants and trees, huge amounts of flowers, and there are ruins in the distance. 14. On his walk after eating, what did the Time Traveler notice about thesmall houses and cottages? A) There were no more individual houses-all the people lived communally. B) They were among huge buildings. C) They were among a great forest. D) They didn't live in homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There were no more individual houses-all the people lived communally. 15. What happens to the sun, stars, and earth as the Time Traveller travels? A) He notices the variations of day to night are getting slower. It gets gradually slower until the sun stopped setting altogether. B) He notices the variations of day to night are getting faster. So fast that the moon gets closer. C) He notices nothing in particular, every looks the same. D) The seasons no longer exist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He notices the variations of day to night are getting slower. It gets gradually slower until the sun stopped setting altogether. 16. What sensation did the narrator experience when operating the Time Machine? A) A feeling of excitement and joy. B) A sensation of falling and confusion. C) A sense of great speed and movement. D) A feeling of being rooted to the spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sensation of falling and confusion. 17. How does the Time Traveller first demonstrate the time machine? A) He shows a visual rendering of what it can do. B) He sends the narrator on a trip in it. C) He opens it up. D) He uses a smaller model. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He uses a smaller model. 18. How were the imaginary trips to The Gambia and the Trinidad alike? A) Mrs. Myserson suggested both trips to the children. B) Mrs. Myserson suggested both trips to the children. C) Someone from the present time interrupted both trips. D) Nana took both trips with the children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Someone from the present time interrupted both trips. 19. An instrument is a tool that gives careful measurements. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 20. What conclusions does the Time Traveller come up with when he drops a piece of paper in a well? A) That there is a black hole and he must be careful not to fall in. B) The paper is sucked down immediately. He takes this to mean the wells are a ventilation system that is partly responsible for the lack of disease among the people. C) He believes that this is where the nuclear bomb hit that destroyed the planet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The paper is sucked down immediately. He takes this to mean the wells are a ventilation system that is partly responsible for the lack of disease among the people. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesThe Time Machine Quiz 1The Time Machine Quiz 2The Time Machine Quiz 3The Time Machine Quiz 4The Time Machine Quiz 5The Time Machine Quiz 6The Time Machine Quiz 7The Time Machine Quiz 8The Time Machine Quiz 9The Time Machine Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books