This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The War Of The Worlds – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The War Of The Worlds Quiz 7 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the Heat-Ray turn water into? A) Steam. B) Vapor. C) Ice. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steam. 2. Fill in the blank:The ..... of the moment passed when she made a joke that caused everyone to laugh. A) Incandescence. B) Conjecture. C) Gravity. D) Calamity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gravity. 3. How do the Martians move around on Earth? A) By flying in their spacecraft. B) On foot, like humans. C) Using tripods, large three-legged walking machines. D) By teleportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using tripods, large three-legged walking machines. 4. What do the Martians seem to be developing? A) Flying machines. B) Invisibility cloaks. C) Time travel devices. D) Mind control devices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flying machines. 5. What literary technique is the following quote:"a line of flame high in the sky" A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 6. How can the spread of fake news impact society? A) Fake news has no real impact on society. B) Fake news can lead to misinformation, influence public opinion, and incite panic. C) Fake news can improve public awareness and understanding of important issues. D) Fake news can encourage healthy debate and critical thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fake news can lead to misinformation, influence public opinion, and incite panic. 7. What is the theme of the BOOK? A) Family comes first. B) The possibilities surrounding natural selection and evolution. C) We are not alone in this universe. D) Robot aliens are the best. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The possibilities surrounding natural selection and evolution. 8. Which of the following is NOT in the same word family as "hand?" A) Handbag. B) Handled. C) Channel. D) Handcuff. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Channel. 9. Which word in the following sentences is an onomatopoeia? (a sound word) A) "Crawl up under cover ". B) "I heard a train running towards Woking.". C) "I heard a rattle of his chariot ". D) " and they began to argue among themselves.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I heard a rattle of his chariot ". 10. What did the protagonist see the colossal mechanism doing after he fell into the water? A) Stooping over something in the field. B) Dancing. C) Disappearing into thin air. D) Passing uphill towards Pyrford. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stooping over something in the field. 11. Synonym for underpass, subway; shaft; burrow, or hole. A) Tunnel. B) Lonely. C) None. D) Inn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tunnel. 12. In Chapter 4, why was the horse unable to continue? A) It was too tired. B) The cart was too heavy. C) It was injured. D) The cart was damaged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was injured. 13. As the great rounded bulk comes out of the cylinder, what do all the people do? A) The people kneel to worship the Thing. B) The people freeze at first then run away in horror. C) The people take pictures of the Thing and post on social media. D) The people start shooting arrows at the Thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The people freeze at first then run away in horror. 14. To begin to appear or develop A) Emerge. B) Defeat. C) Gripping. D) Portrayal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emerge. 15. Which of the following best describes salient information? A) It is fascinating but not relevant. B) It is meaningful and important. C) It is unnecessarily outrageous. D) It is purposefully misleading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is meaningful and important. 16. Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the correct answer to Question 5? A) "The crowd far away on the left, towards Woking, seemed to grow, and I heard now a faint murmur from it.". B) "Then, by the light of their own destruction, I saw them staggering and falling, and their supporters turning to run.". C) "There was scarcely an intimation of movement from the pit.". D) "But it was scarcely a time for articulate conversation.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "The crowd far away on the left, towards Woking, seemed to grow, and I heard now a faint murmur from it.". 17. Thing used to cut. A) Weep. B) Blade. C) Cause. D) Wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blade. 18. Men travel through ..... to reach the moon. A) Space. B) War. C) Smoke. D) Upon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Space. 19. Why did newspaper reporters exaggerate the effects of the War of the Worlds broadcast? A) To impress audiences. B) To get people to distrust radio news. C) They wanted to hurt CBS and Welles. D) They didn't check their sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get people to distrust radio news. 20. "Fake news" existed in 1938. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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 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