The War Of The Worlds Quiz 4 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which is an example of a metaphor in War of the Worlds?
2. What was the difference between being frightened and in complete panic?
3. What resource other than the Sun are the Martians missing? (Hint:it's the other reason they came specifically to earth).
4. I couldn't turn my neck because it was .....
5. What literary device this quote an example of?"No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own ..... "
6. The narrator's name is .....
7. Which line from the excerpt best foreshadows that the Thing might be more than simply a meteorite?
8. Does a spaceship shaped like a cylinder come to Woking England?
9. The author, finding no one else around, thought that .....
10. The author and his cowardly friend were in an empty house. They were hiding from
11. What was the impact of the invasion on the protagonist's mental health?
12. What is the best definition of ERUPTION based on the text?
13. Based on "The Myth of the War of the Worlds Panic, " what can readers determine about the survey conducted the night Welles's broadcast aired?
14. The papers want to ..... the tragedy that my family has suffered
15. The boy surname was Smith
16. Reason why something happens.
17. This story takes place in the last years of the
18. Fill in the blank:Once COVID hit in 2020, even bustling places like Times Square looked ..... ; a human sound was not to be heard for many blocks.
19. Ogilvy thought the fame that landed
20. At the inn, the author .....
21. The Thing was found in the park
22. Sally felt very ..... when her best friend moved away.
23. I couldn't run my head because my neck was .....
24. Someday we might ..... life on other worlds.
25. There is a flash of light and a quantity of luminous greenish smoke coming out of the pit. The smoke is more like a flame. From a humped shape what is created?
26. The consequences, as a result of airing of the radio play, can also be found by the spread of information via the internet.
27. A tactic used by media to grab the attention of the reader or listener
28. Fill in the blank:The churchyard is ..... ground; many important figures were buried there.
29. 'Alice looked at my dishevelled appearance.' Find a synonym for the word dishevelled.
30. What strategies did the protagonist use to survive the invasion?
31. The cowardly man did not want to leave the house. He finally left with the author because .....
32. A synonym for formidable is
33. When night came, the author found some food and a bed
34. What was the outcome of La Noche Triste for the Spaniards?
35. In the MOVIE, how did Ogilvy die?
36. Stories that are spread to be true despite being untrue
37. Who is in front of the narrator's house when he returns to it?
38. What did the protagonist do when he saw the second huge tripod?
39. What weapon does one of the women in the chaise have?
40. What do you think the Martians were going to do with this man?
41. Synonym for hotel, lodge, bed and breakfast, or hostel.
42. Joe's ..... hurt, so he went to the doctor.
43. The act of the narrator heading to the sand-pits at the end of the excerpt implies that-
44. Henderson is a .....
45. Fill in the blank:If you leave cheese out for too long on your counter, it may start to grow ..... mold.
46. It may be well to point out here the ..... features in Bonaparte's conduct towards the states of northern Italy.
47. What event caused a nationwide panic on October 30, 1938?
48. What was the initial reaction of the people on Earth to the Martian invasion?
49. Fill in the blank:In ancient Egypt, Pharaohs were believed to be the ..... leaders of the land by the gods.
50. Why were the Martians "smarter, more powerful, and hard hearted" ?
51. Where does the narrator hide during the fourteen days of hiding?
52. This word means "someone who is from the planet Mars"
53. What idea did both Radiolab:War of the Worlds and "The Myth of theWar of the Worlds Panic" provide evidence to support?
54. We teach our children that everyone is ..... under the law.
55. The crown was placed ..... the king's head.
56. The Martians did not need to sleep or eat. But they did need .....
57. Synonym for find, locate, uncover, or unearth.
58. In Scene 2, an alien struggles to breathe and falls over as it emerges from its cylinder. As a result,
59. Where did the large meteor supposedly crash in the "War of the Worlds" broadcast?
60. This word means someone who is smart.