The Time Traveller Quiz

What does the Time Traveller do when the little people attempt to explore the machine?

• He gets back in the machine and leaves.

• He distracts their attention by walking away from the machine.

• He yells and waves them away from the machine.

• He unscrews the levers that make the machine work and puts them in his pocket.

Into what year does the Time Traveller estimate he has arrived?

• 2051 CE

• 802,701 CE

• 874,286 BCE

• 1066 CE

How does the Time Traveller describe the little people who greet him?

• They are pale-complexioned with flaxen hair and greyish-red eyes.

• They are quite built and bronze skinned, with superhuman strength.

• They are small with long, straight hair, pale lips, and wild eyes.

• They are small with cropped curly hair, big eyes, and a pinkish complexion.

Where does the Time Traveller think the land's inhabitants believe he came from?

• They believe he came from the other side of the planet.

• They believe he came from the moon.

• They believe he came from below ground.

• They believe he came from the sun during a thunderstorm.

Which best describes the land of the future and the little people?

• It is a vast wasteland.

• The land is filled with green plants and trees, huge amounts of flowers, and there are ruins in the distance.

• It is a huge delta region, with a mountain range in the far distance.

• The natural landscape is masked by huge glass buildings and extensive roads.

What does the Time Traveller notice about the little people and their society?

• The people have primal intelligence and are able to move things with their minds.

• Both the men and the women are vicious hunters and warriors.

• They are a pensive society that spends days discussing philosophical issues.

• No one seems to do any work. They eat fruit all day and sleep in communal houses.

What does the Time Traveller discover when he returns to the area surrounding the White Sphinx on the first night?

• The statue of the White Sphinx has been beheaded.

• He discovers the Time Machine is gone.

• He finds a young boy examining the Time Machine closely.

• Someone has smashed the dials of the Time Machine.

Although he is in great distress over the missing Time Machine, what one fact makes the Time Traveller feel reassured?

• He knew even if he could not get home, he does not have enough fuel to get back to his own time.

• He has the plans to the machine in his pocket and can build a new machine.

• He has the key to start the machine in his pocket.

• He has the levers to work the machine in his pocket.

When the Time Traveller goes to the second great hall trying to find the Time Machine, what item does he use that the little people have forgotten?

• Matches

• Eye glasses

• Magnifying glasses

• Scissors

What clue does the Time Traveller find that leads him to believe he knows the whereabouts of the Time Machine?

• There is a trail of broken parts leading into the forest.

• There is a note in his pocket telling him the machine "will be returned upon demands being met.'

• There are grooves and narrow footprints in the dirt in front of the bronze pedestal.

• He overhears a group of the creatures murmuring towards the direction of a cave in the forest.