This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The War Of The Worlds – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The War Of The Worlds Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the significance of the Thunder Child in the story? A) It's the name of the Martian leader. B) It's a safe haven where survivors gather. C) It's a warship that successfully attacks a Martian tripod. D) It's the code name for the human resistance movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's a warship that successfully attacks a Martian tripod. 2. How many people were actually frightened by the radio play? A) 1.2 million. B) 6 million. C) None of the listeners. D) The whole population of the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of the listeners. 3. To cry. A) Weep. B) Blade. C) Throat. D) Wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weep. 4. Fill in the blank:A year ago he was so poor that he had ..... clothes for his back. A) Complacently. B) Transversely. C) Scarcely. D) Transiently. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scarcely. 5. What was inside the cylinder? A) A human with a giant eye. B) A creature with a giant eye. C) An animal with a giant eye. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A creature with a giant eye. 6. What is the meaning of "Artilleryman" A) Gunner. B) Shooter. C) Gunslinger. D) Artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gunner. 7. How much time does the narrator spend in the ruined house in total? A) 2 months. B) 4 days. C) 2 weeks. D) 15 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 15 days. 8. In the BOOK, what happens to the narrators companion, the curate, at the end of his life? A) He takes his own life. B) He dies of starvation. C) He gets killed in the army trying to fight the aliens. D) He gets taken away by the aliens while in hideout with the narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He gets taken away by the aliens while in hideout with the narrator. 9. When Ogilvy saw the top of the Thing opening up, A) He ran home to tell his wife. B) He ran home to tell him mother. C) He ran back to town to tell everyone. D) He left the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He ran back to town to tell everyone. 10. Which of the following belongs to the word family derived from the base word help? A) Unhelpful. B) Helium. C) Assist. D) Yelp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unhelpful. 11. Chapter 2This first cylinder came down near Woking. What appears to be the first estimate of the number of people killed that evening? A) 40. B) 400. C) 4000. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 40. 12. How does the author risk his safety on his tenth day in the ruined house? A) He pumps water. B) He ventures outside to investigate the Martians. C) He tries to signal for help. D) He tries to find the curate's body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He pumps water. 13. Who is telling the story? A) A martian. B) The narrator. C) Professor Oglivy. D) Mr. Denning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The narrator. 14. How long does the narrator stay in the house after he is found wandering the streets? A) 3 weeks. B) 1 week. C) 4 days. D) 1 day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4 days. 15. What does the artilleryman plan to do to survive? A) Tunnel into the sewers. B) Build a fortress. C) Surrender to the Martians. D) Join the Martians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tunnel into the sewers. 16. What is the meaning of "heat ray" ? A) Laser beam. B) Giant lightning bolt. C) Destroyer ray. D) Heat ray. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heat ray. 17. How is the appearance of the monstrous tripod described in the text? A) Like a boat. B) Like a car. C) Like a milking stool. D) Like a horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like a milking stool. 18. What caused panic in 1938 related to The War of the Worlds? A) A movie adaptation. B) A stage play. C) A live event. D) A radio dramatization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A radio dramatization. 19. An ..... story about a former president A) Sensationalized. B) Apocryphal. C) Salient. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apocryphal. 20. Fill in the blank:When they didn't ..... the grocery bill, they missed the fact that they were charged twice for the bottle of juice. A) Disillusion. B) Conjecture. C) Rile. D) Scrutinize. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scrutinize. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesThe War Of The Worlds Quiz 1The 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books