This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The War Of The Worlds – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The War Of The Worlds Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This book is mainly about ..... A) An alien invasion to become friends with the humans. B) A father and his kids. C) World War Three breaking out. D) Aliens from Mars attacking the Earth for resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aliens from Mars attacking the Earth for resources. 2. Rain death upon A) Rain heavily. B) Dying from the rain. C) To cause great harm/violence. D) Rainy weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To cause great harm/violence. 3. Squeaky A) Grating. B) Greeting. C) Graiting. D) Groting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grating. 4. Translation of the word CONQUER A) Absorbed. B) Defeat. C) Unscrew. D) Conquer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conquer. 5. In Scene 1, the playwright does not reveal why fires are burning or what fight Henry plans to join. The most likely reason the playwright does not reveal this information is to A) Help the reader understand why Clara is upset. B) Make the reader curious about what's going on. C) Hint that Henry will not make it to Leatherhead. D) Trick the reader into thinking that the aliens are friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make the reader curious about what's going on. 6. Fill in the blank:The earthquake was the greatest ..... in the country's history. A) Complacence. B) Gravity. C) Calamity. D) Transience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calamity. 7. How many people were estimated to have heard the radio play? A) 1.2 million. B) 6 million. C) 73 years ago. D) The whole population of the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6 million. 8. During which astronomical event do the observatories spot a flash of light emanating from Mars? A) Solar eclipse. B) Astronomical opposition. C) Meteor shower. D) Comet sighting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astronomical opposition. 9. The radio program was making reports continuously, they didn't add music. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. What was the main body of the Thing made of? A) Glass. B) Plastic. C) Metal. D) Wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metal. 11. George went to his cousin's house. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. We drove all day and stopped at an ..... to rest. A) Inn. B) None. C) Lonely. D) Tunnel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inn. 13. A synonym for repugnance is A) Disgust. B) Joy. C) Apology. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disgust. 14. Why does the narrator decide to leave his wife in Leatherhead? A) To protect her from the Martians. B) Because she is ill. C) To go back and observe the Martians. D) She decides to stay; he doesn't make the decision for her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To protect her from the Martians. 15. How does the narrator get to Woking near the end of the conflict? A) A horse. B) A wagon. C) A train. D) He walks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A train. 16. The soldier's plan was to A) Dig a tunnel that would lead him out to sea. B) Dig a tunnel to London. C) Dig a tunnel and live under the ground. D) Build better machines than the Martians had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dig a tunnel and live under the ground. 17. What is a likely synonym for "salient?" A) Irrelevant. B) Meaningful. C) Outlandish. D) Misleading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meaningful. 18. This word means a space rock coming from another planet A) Sizzling. B) Cylinder. C) Meteorite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteorite. 19. True / False The aliens were orange with 6 eyes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Fill in the blank:She had a ..... attitude toward unemployment, which made her family worry about her future. A) Transient. B) Complacent. C) Disillusioned. D) Calamitous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complacent. ← 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 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