The Time Machine Quiz

Who patented the chairs the guests are sitting in during the discussion in "The Time Machine"?

• The Time Traveller

• The Provincial Mayor

• The Psychologist

• The Medical Man

According to "The Time Machine," in how many directions must a real body extend?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

What specific time of movement did the Time Traveller mention was limited before the invention of balloons?

• Movement through space

• Movement through time

• Vertical movement

• Horizontal movement

Name two benefits of time travel suggested by the men in the room in "The Time Machine."

• Learning history and predicting the future

• Avoiding traffic and fast commuting

• Gaining wealth and fame

• Meeting historical figures and changing past events

In YOUR opinion, what might TWO benefits of time travel be?

• Understanding historical events better and preventing future mistakes

• Meeting famous people from the past and getting autographs

• Finding lost treasures and becoming rich

• Eating historical foods and wearing period costumes

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Is the narrator (I) the same person as the Time Traveller? EXPLAIN.

• Yes, because the narrator refers to personal experiences as the Time Traveller

• No, because the narrator is recounting the story from another person's perspective

• Yes, because the narrator knows too much about time travel

• No, because the narrator is a secondary character in the story

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What evidence do the men have that the miniature actually traveled through time? EXPLAIN and use details from the text.

• They have a video recording of the miniature traveling

• They have scientific measurements showing temporal displacement

• They have the miniature's sudden appearance and changed condition as evidence

• They have eyewitness accounts from people who saw the miniature disappear and reappear

What reason does the narrator give for why the miniature could not have gone back in time?

• Because the miniature was not designed to travel backwards in time

• Because going back in time is scientifically impossible

• Because the miniature would have aged in reverse, which it did not

• Because the miniature was damaged and could only move forward in time

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