The War of the Worlds Quiz Ch 10 Into the Storm

When was The War of the Worlds first published?

• 1898

• 1938

• 1910

• 1925

What caused panic in 1938 related to The War of the Worlds?

• A movie adaptation

• A stage play

• A live event

• A radio dramatization

How is the appearance of the monstrous tripod described in the text?

• Like a boat

• Like a car

• Like a milking stool

• Like a horse

What did the protagonist do when he saw the second huge tripod?

• Fainted

• Turned left

• Stopped to look again

• Gallop hard to meet it

What did the protagonist see the colossal mechanism doing after he fell into the water?

• Stooping over something in the field

• Dancing

• Disappearing into thin air

• Passing uphill towards Pyrford

What was the Thing in the field that the protagonist saw?

• A cylinder from Mars

• A horse

• A rock

• A tree

What was the main body of the Thing made of?

• Glass

• Plastic

• Metal

• Wood

What did the Thing set up as it passed by the protagonist?

• A fire

• A howl

• A tent

• A trap

What was the color of the smoke that squirted out from the joints of the limbs of the monster?

• Red

• Blue

• Green

• Yellow

What was the protagonist doing while watching the monstrous beings of metal moving about in the distance?

• Reading a book

• Eating dinner

• Lying in the rain and darkness

• Sleeping