The Time Machine

What happens to the miniature time machine when a dinner guest pushes the "forward" lever?

• Nothing

• It fades

• It disappears

• It grows larger

What classic work of literature was an important precursor to The Time Machine?

• Vanity Fair

• Pride and Prejudice

• Robinson Crusoe

• Gulliver's Travels

The author of The Time Machine is

• Jules Verne

• J.K. Rowling

• Jonathan Swift

• H.G. Wells

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This picture shows

• The Time Traveller talking to his new friends the Eloi.

• The Time Traveller talking to his new friends the Morlocks.

• The Time Traveller telling his friends about his experience in the future.

What phrase describes the physique of the creatures that the Time Traveller encounters in 802,701 AD?

• Long and flexible

• Short and brittle

• Ugly and strong

• Beautiful and frail

Describe the Time Traveller’s landing.

• He came to a stop on a hill near a large winged white stature.

• He flew into a house

• He hit a barn.

Where does the Time Traveller introduce his concept of time travel?

• In a garden

• At a conference

• At the weekly dinner party

• In the library .

How does the time traveller first demonstrate the time machine?

• He draws it

• He uses a smaller model

• He uses the actual time machine

• None of the above

What does the Time Traveller have trouble discerning in the creatures of 802,701 AD?

• Age

• Gender

• Social class

• Relative Intelligence

What assessment does the Time Traveller make of the creatures' personalities?

• foolish

• lazy

• aggressive

• both A and B