"The Sound of Thunder" Test Review

What type of conflict does this story contain?

• Man vs. Man
• Man vs. Society
• Man vs. Nature
• All of the above

Does the government approve of this travel company?

• Yes
• No

A passage from the story uses the term paradox. What does this word/term imply?

• something where two doctors will be involved
• something forbidden to happen by the government
• something that no one has an explanation for
• something that the rules of nature don’t allow

According to the story’s theory, why can’t you see yourself when you go back in time?

• You can’t be two places at one time
• Time doesn’t allow it to happen - it shifts aside
• Time won’t go back to when you were alive
• You would disappear if you did

Who is elected president at the beginning of the story?

• Deutscher
• Ryan
• Keith
• Thomas

A statement from the story uses the term "big graft". What does this term imply?

• there is a big miscommunication with the government
• that graft is really important
• that they have to bribe the government a lot
• that there is a man named Big Graft who takes bribes

A passage from the story uses the word undulate. What does this word imply?

• that the dinosaur is spazzing and twitching
• that the dinosaur has movement all over it
• that the dinosaur is squirming around
• that the dinosaur’s stench is extremely powerful

Why does Eckels step off the path?

• Because he wants to destroy the future
• To get back to the time machine more quickly
• To shoot the T-Rex
• To pick a flower

This story is based on the idea that time travel does not really affect the future.

• True
• False

The bullets had to be removed to keep the government from knowing they were there.

• True
• False