The Time Machine — Questions and answers

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What did the Time Traveller tell his friends about Time?

Choices

  1. Time is an illusion created by the mind.
  2. Time is a dimension, like length or width. ✓
  3. Time is a river that flows only forward.
  4. Time is a circle that repeats itself.

Answer: Time is a dimension, like length or width.

From page 1

What happened when the guest pushed the tiny lever on the Time Machine model?

Choices

  1. The model started to glow brightly.
  2. The model grew much larger.
  3. The model vanished completely. ✓
  4. The model made a loud explosion.

Answer: The model vanished completely.

From page 2

What year did the Time Traveller arrive in when his machine stopped?

Choices

  1. The year 2024.
  2. The year 30,000.
  3. The year 1895.
  4. The year 802,701. ✓

Answer: The year 802,701.

From page 3

What did the Time Traveller find in the dark wells beneath the landscape?

Choices

  1. Pale, ape-like creatures called Morlocks. ✓
  2. Beautiful underground gardens.
  3. Hidden treasures and gold.
  4. Giant, friendly animals.

Answer: Pale, ape-like creatures called Morlocks.

From page 4

How did the Time Traveller meet Weena?

Choices

  1. He met her in the Palace of Green Porcelain.
  2. He saved her from drowning in a river. ✓
  3. She found him lost in the forest.
  4. She was waiting for him at the Sphinx.

Answer: He saved her from drowning in a river.

From page 5

What did the Time Traveller find in the Palace of Green Porcelain to help him fight the Morlocks?

Choices

  1. A map to a hidden weapon and a key.
  2. A powerful laser gun and a shield.
  3. A sealed box of matches and a bottle of flammable camphor. ✓
  4. A book about fighting techniques and a sword.

Answer: A sealed box of matches and a bottle of flammable camphor.

From page 6

In 'The Time Machine', what happened to Weena in the burning forest?

Choices

  1. Weena escaped safely with the Time Traveller.
  2. Weena helped put out the fire.
  3. Weena found a new group of friends.
  4. Weena was gone in the smoke and confusion. ✓

Answer: Weena was gone in the smoke and confusion.

From page 7

What did the Time Traveller use to make the Morlocks reel back when he was in the Sphinx?

Choices

  1. He struck a match. ✓
  2. He pushed them away.
  3. He used his metal lever.
  4. He shouted very loudly.

Answer: He struck a match.

From page 8

What did the Time Traveller see on the lonely beach thirty million years in the future?

Choices

  1. A beautiful city made of light.
  2. A spaceship landing from another planet.
  3. A large, black creature with long tentacles. ✓
  4. A new kind of human being.

Answer: A large, black creature with long tentacles.

From page 9

In 'The Time Machine', what proof did the Time Traveller show his friends to prove his story was true?

Choices

  1. Two strange, wilted white flowers. ✓
  2. A piece of the Time Machine.
  3. A picture of the Eloi.
  4. A Morlock's hand.

Answer: Two strange, wilted white flowers.

From page 10