The War Of The Worlds Quiz 9 (20 MCQs)

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1. Fill in the blank:He ..... that the population might double in the next ten years, but didn't have much evidence to explain why.
2. At the beginning of Scene 5, Henry passes through a town. The townspeople
3. This word means "A hot line of light"
4. Which of the following best describes the mood in Paragraph 14? Then, by the light of their own destruction, I saw them staggering and falling, and their supporters turning to run.
5. A series of thoughts, images, and feelings in a person's mind during sleep.
6. 'At its apex was a dome, with a basket-like attachment at the rear ..... 'What does the writer mean by the 'apex'?
7. This word means long legs and arms of a sea creature.
8. How do the Martians appear to communicate with each other?
9. What happened to the water when the Martians aimed the heat ray at it?
10. The aliens have arrived in .....
11. What was the color of the smoke that squirted out from the joints of the limbs of the monster?
12. 'Perhaps I should have confided the reason for my urgent need of transport ..... ' What does the verb confided mean in this sentence?
13. What was the initial reaction of the public to the "War of the Worlds" broadcast?
14. What animal does the narrator hear on his fifteenth day in the ruined house?
15. You must travel through space to reach the moon.
16. The question is what to believe, for much that we have heard about her is almost certainly .....
17. According to "The Myth of the War of the Worlds Panic, " how did thenewspaper industry feel about the radio industry after the Depression?
18. A tactic used to present things in a sensational way to attract readers and listeners
19. Hearing a nose outside, the author hid. He watched as one of the Martians
20. The red plants died quickly because