This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Time Machine – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Time Machine Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They decided to move to higher ..... A) Hound. B) Moor. C) Fog. D) Ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ground. 2. When the Time Traveller appeared for the first time the second evening, on his feet he was only wearing ..... A) Socks with holes in them. B) Shoes with laces undone. C) Slippers. D) Boots. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socks with holes in them. 3. What a disaster! What a ..... ! A) Calamity. B) Vestige. C) Imperceptible. D) Sustaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calamity. 4. Who walked into the Time Traveller's room and didn't see him? A) Mrs. Watchett. B) Medical Man. C) Filby. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Watchett. 5. What important lesson did this story teach about inventions? A) Inventions are only created by adults. B) It costs a lot of money to make inventions. C) Inventions have to be useful. D) It takes a long time to create inventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inventions have to be useful. 6. The creatures were very smart. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. What did the pretty little figure dressed in purple and white do when the narrator pointed to the sun? A) Started dancing. B) Made the sound of thunder. C) Laughed loudly. D) Covered its ears. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made the sound of thunder. 8. When the Time Traveller is back, do his friends believe his story? A) Nobody believes him. B) They all believe his story. C) Only when he shows the flowers. D) Only one seems to believe a little. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only one seems to believe a little. 9. Another name for this story A) '' Remains Of Time.". B) '' A Good Trip.". C) '' Endless Journey.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) '' Remains Of Time.". 10. In which period were people nomads? A) Ancient history. B) Medieval times. C) Palaeolithic period. D) Middle Ages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Palaeolithic period. 11. Describe how the Time Traveller meets Weena. A) He sees her drowning, but no one is trying to save her. B) She is about to fall in the black hole until he saves her. C) He meets her in the woods, while she is picking daisies. D) She is swimming and has a stroke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He sees her drowning, but no one is trying to save her. 12. What are the major conflicts faced by the characters in Chapter 4? A) Lack of communication, bad weather, and transportation issues. B) The major conflicts faced by the characters in Chapter 4 are internal struggles, interpersonal conflicts, and external obstacles. C) Financial problems, natural disasters, and political unrest. D) Health issues, technological failures, and academic challenges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The major conflicts faced by the characters in Chapter 4 are internal struggles, interpersonal conflicts, and external obstacles. 13. What does the Time Traveller show as proof of his story? A) Flowers. B) Matches. C) And Eloi. D) A photo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flowers. 14. What is the name of the creatures that live in darkness and are all white with greyish red eyes? A) Goblins. B) Werewolves. C) Morlocks. D) Vampires. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Morlocks. 15. After encountering the white ape-like THING blundering about the ruined masonry, the Time Traveller has a new theory about the human race. What is it? A) Those who live above ground in this future world are slaves to those who live below ground. B) Humankind has split into two species-those that live above ground and those that live below. C) Animals (like the ape-like creature he sees) will one day evolve into a more superior species than humans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humankind has split into two species-those that live above ground and those that live below. 16. What could be a theme of the following:In 1946, Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. He became the first African American to play basball in Major Leagues. Robinson's first game was opening day of the 1947 season. He faced the Boston Braves. He also faced a hostile crowd. A) Join the Dodgers. B) Fish out of Water. C) Follow your dreams. D) Always play baseball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Follow your dreams. 17. Almost not; barely A) Failure. B) Hardly. C) Panic. D) Suppose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hardly. 18. What is another word that could be used for glanced? A) Played. B) Paraded. C) Marched. D) Looked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Looked. 19. There was a deep ..... between the two hills. A) Weapon. B) Valley. C) Kick. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Valley. 20. What plant did Weena give to the main character? A) Sweet-smelling flower. B) Rose. C) Lily. D) Orchid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweet-smelling flower. 21. Science doesn't like ..... students. A) Punctual. B) Selfish. C) Generous. D) Curious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Selfish. 22. It was difficult to measure the passing time because A) The instrument was broken. B) The inventor's eyes hurt from the sun and was dizzy. C) The sky became cloudy. D) The hands on the instrument were moving quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The hands on the instrument were moving quickly. 23. Quote: "The Time Traveller's return to his own time symbolized a rejection of complacency and a call to action."What allegorical message is conveyed through the Time Traveller's decision to return home? A) A warning against meddling with the past. B) The importance of staying in one's comfort zone. C) The need to confront and address social issues. D) A desire for personal exploration and discovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The need to confront and address social issues. 24. Becoming smaller; receding A) Thrice. B) Remnant. C) Abominations. D) Diminishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diminishing. 25. What did the narrator show last Thursday according to the extract from "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells? A) The future as seen by the Time Machine. B) The effects of time travel on human history. C) The completed Time Machine. D) The principles of the Time Machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The principles of the Time Machine. 26. What is the conflict introduced in chapter 3? A) The conflict introduced in chapter 3 is a surprise party. B) The conflict introduced in chapter 3 is a peaceful resolution. C) The conflict introduced in chapter 3 is the disagreement between the main characters. D) The conflict introduced in chapter 3 is a natural disaster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The conflict introduced in chapter 3 is the disagreement between the main characters. 27. How does the Time Traveller describe the little people who come to greet him? A) Graceful yet bold. B) Childlike and deformed. C) Frail yet friendly. D) Hostile and fearful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frail yet friendly. 28. What point of view is The Time Machine written? A) Second. B) Third person limited. C) First. D) Third person omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First. 29. What does he discover about the Morlocks? A) They are blind in the light. B) They like fire after all. C) They are loving and like affection. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are blind in the light. 30. According to the Time Traveller, ..... is the fourth dimension. A) Time. B) Space. C) Length. D) Thickness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time. 31. What phrase describes the physique of the creatures that the Time Traveller encounters in 802, 701 AD? A) Long and flexible. B) Short and brittle. C) Ugly and strong. D) Beautiful and frail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beautiful and frail. 32. What is Bill like? A) Stubborn. B) Outgoing. C) Rude. D) Curious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outgoing. 33. What did the Morlocks hunt? A) Weena. B) Nobody. C) Cats. D) Eloi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eloi. 34. What did he use to light? A) Matches. B) Candle. C) Flashlight. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matches. 35. What mistake does the Time Traveller make? A) He lights some firewood to keep the Morlocks away, but ends up setting the woods on fire. B) He accidentally steps on Weena and kills her. C) He runs away from the fire forgetting Wenna. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He lights some firewood to keep the Morlocks away, but ends up setting the woods on fire. 36. To believe that something is true but without strong feeling A) Failure. B) Hardly. C) Panic. D) Suppose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suppose. 37. This story is mainly about A) A strange statue. B) The anxious feelings and actions of the inventor. C) Searching for wells and towers that give water. D) The little people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The anxious feelings and actions of the inventor. 38. What is the time traveler's evidence of his time trip in The Time Machine? A) Two withered flowers. B) A journal entry. C) A photograph. D) A time machine blueprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A journal entry. 39. Sure to happen; unavoidable A) Inevitable. B) Pallid. C) Porcelain. D) Interval. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inevitable. 40. Climbers must be strong and ..... to navigate up the rock wall. A) Malign. B) Remnant. C) Dexterous. D) Vestige. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dexterous. 41. The inventor took an iron bar off an old machine A) To use in his Time Machine. B) For protection against the Morlocks. C) To use as a walking cane. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For protection against the Morlocks. 42. A story told for many years. A) Tough. B) Fuss. C) Cheerful. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legend. 43. Horses and Dogs were similar to those today.True or False A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 44. I have a square, all of my sides are 5m 41cm what is the perimeter A) 21m 64cm. B) 64m 21cm. C) 64litres 21ml. D) 21 litres 64 ml. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 21m 64cm. 45. What significant events occur in chapter 3? A) The protagonist goes on a vacation. B) The protagonist meets a new character and discovers a hidden secret. C) The protagonist gets lost in the forest. D) The protagonist becomes a millionaire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The protagonist meets a new character and discovers a hidden secret. 46. The Time Traveller could not speak to the little people because A) He could not hear their soft voices. B) They grew tired of trying to teach him their words. C) He did not know enough words. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They grew tired of trying to teach him their words. 47. What year does the Time Traveller travel to in the beginning? A) 802, 701. B) 801, 702. C) 802, 800. D) 809, 203. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 802, 701. 48. What reason does the narrator give for why the miniature could not have gone back in time? A) Because the miniature was not designed to travel backwards in time. B) Because going back in time is scientifically impossible. C) Because the miniature would have aged in reverse, which it did not. D) Because the miniature was damaged and could only move forward in time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the miniature would have aged in reverse, which it did not. 49. Fill in the blank:Any real body must have extension in four directions:it must have length, breadth, thickness, and ..... A) Duration. B) Light. C) Thinness. D) Weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Duration. 50. What did the note from the Time Traveller say? A) He will be on time. B) He will be late and the very young man should start dinner. C) He will be late, and the medical man should start dinner. D) He will not be joining because he is extremely upset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He will be late, and the medical man should start dinner. 51. What did the protagonist find in the second great hall? A) Bronze doors. B) Strange footprints. C) Sleeping cushions. D) Metal panels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sleeping cushions. 52. Climate change is an ..... problem in that the degeneration of the planet is so gradual that many people ignore it is happening at all. A) Discord. B) Stagnant. C) Calamity. D) Insidious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insidious. 53. Name two benefits of time travel suggested by the men in the room in "The Time Machine." A) Learning history and predicting the future. B) Avoiding traffic and fast commuting. C) Gaining wealth and fame. D) Meeting historical figures and changing past events. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Learning history and predicting the future. 54. If the Time Traveller could not find his machine, A) He would go ahead into another time. B) He would not be able to locate the little people. C) He would have to find a plane or a train. D) He would be trapped in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He would be trapped in the future. 55. What does plausible mean? A) Highly unlikely. B) Pleasantly. C) Reasonable idea or argument. D) Not well thought out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reasonable idea or argument. 56. What did the creatures eat along with the Time Traveller? A) Chou tofu. B) Pizza. C) Fruit. D) Vegetables. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fruit. 57. He managed to escape from his prison ..... ; therefore, he was not seen. (fill in the blank) A) Tentatively. B) Subtle. C) Adroitly. D) Intermittently. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adroitly. 58. What is the source of the 'slumberous murmur' the Time Traveller hears in the forest? A) A tear in the space-time continuum. B) The Morlocks' vents and machinery. C) The fire he set earlier to scare the Morlocks. D) Weena's singing to ward off the Morlocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fire he set earlier to scare the Morlocks. 59. Where does the Time Traveller decide to go for safety with Weena on his shoulders? A) The Palace of Green Porcelain. B) To Weena's home. C) Inside the giant sphinx. D) Back to Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Palace of Green Porcelain. 60. What does Bill like doing? A) Swimming and playing tennis. B) Talking and playing basketball. C) Swimming and jogging. D) Playing tennis and running. 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