This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The War Of The Worlds – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The War Of The Worlds Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. TRUE OR FALSE:Orson Welles wrote the novel, War of the Worlds. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 2. The place for the number five. A) Discover. B) Fifth. C) Spider. D) Dust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fifth. 3. At another house the author and the coward are eating, when A) The owners of the house came back and threw them out. B) The Martians began to break all the windows. C) The Martians below up the house. D) Another Thing from Mars had crashed nearby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Another Thing from Mars had crashed nearby. 4. The ..... way he drove the car frightened me. A) Cause. B) Careless. C) Wall. D) Weep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Careless. 5. Chapter 9On Saturday, the first day following the landing of the Martians, where does our narrator plan to take his wife and her servant? A) To the mall in London to buy dresses. B) They were going to Potterhead. C) They were headed to Leatherpants. D) They are going to Leatherhead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are going to Leatherhead. 6. What was the Martians first weapon they used? A) Black vapor. B) Heat Ray. C) Knives. D) Their legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat Ray. 7. Find the word:taking a powerful hold upon one's interest or feelings A) Potreal. B) Gripping. C) Defeat. D) Emerge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gripping. 8. What does Ogilvy find in the sandpit near his house? A) A meteor. B) A spaceship. C) A dead body. D) A treasure chest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A meteor. 9. Displeased means "not satisfied, " and pleasurable means "able to satisfy." Un-detected, meaning "not noticed, " is part of a word family that follows a similar pattern. Given this information, what is the most likely meaning of detectable? A) Not noticed. B) Before noticing. C) Trying to notice. D) Able to be noticed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Able to be noticed. 10. How did the invasion impact the social and economic structure of society? A) The invasion would likely disrupt the social and economic structure of society, causing instability and changes in power dynamics. B) The invasion would have no impact on the social and economic structure of society. C) The invasion would only impact the political structure of society. D) The invasion would strengthen the social and economic structure of society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The invasion would likely disrupt the social and economic structure of society, causing instability and changes in power dynamics. 11. How do the people living more than five miles from the pit react to the Martians' arrival? A) They evacuate their homes immediately. B) They change their daily routines significantly. C) They continue with their daily routines as usual. D) They gather in public places to discuss the event. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They continue with their daily routines as usual. 12. What radio drama sketch panicked America in 1938? A) The Sketch of an Education. B) Attack of the Martians. C) The War of the Worlds. D) The Sketch of the Martians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The War of the Worlds. 13. What does the narrator lose during his escape? A) His hat and his collar. B) His shoes and his watch. C) His wallet and his keys. D) His glasses and his book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His hat and his collar. 14. I saw a ..... of light coming from the house across the street. A) Earth. B) Flame. C) Smoke. D) Upon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flame. 15. How far away from the sun is Mars? A) 140 million miles. B) 14 thousand miles. C) 4 light years. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 140 million miles. 16. ..... of the children would listen to the teacher. A) Ant. B) None. C) Lonely. D) Tunnel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) None. 17. Most noticeable or important A) Sensationalized. B) Apocryphal. C) Salient. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salient. 18. Where have the aliens arrived? A) London. B) New-York. C) Woking. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Woking. 19. The things that came climbing out of the craft were ..... A) Friendly looking. B) Very frightening. C) Very small. D) Nice to look at. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very frightening. 20. The explosions on Mars were actually taking place. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. Next →Related QuizzesThe War Of The Worlds Quiz 2The War Of The Worlds Quiz 3The War Of The Worlds Quiz 4The War Of The Worlds Quiz 5The War Of The Worlds Quiz 6The War Of The Worlds Quiz 7The War Of The Worlds Quiz 8The War Of The Worlds Quiz 9The War Of The Worlds Quiz 10The War Of The Worlds Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books