The War of the Worlds — Questions and answers

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What did the writer and Ogilvy see coming from Mars?

Choices

  1. a dark night sky
  2. a bright puff of green gas ✓
  3. a giant cannon
  4. a red ember

Answer: a bright puff of green gas

From page 1

What landed on Horsell Common the evening after the writer visited Ogilvy?

Choices

  1. a circular top
  2. a strange grinding sound
  3. a huge metal cylinder ✓
  4. a huge, round, brownish head

Answer: a huge metal cylinder

From page 2

In H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds', what weapon did the Martian tripod use to destroy soldiers and trees?

Choices

  1. a camera-like box
  2. a silent flash
  3. a smooth, clanking motion
  4. a Heat-Ray ✓

Answer: a Heat-Ray

From page 3

In H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds', where did the writer take his wife for safety from the Martians?

Choices

  1. to the town of Leatherhead ✓
  2. to a new Martian cylinder
  3. to the horse and cart
  4. to his study window

Answer: to the town of Leatherhead

From page 4

What happened to the Martian tripod that was hit by cannons at the Thames river?

Choices

  1. It ignored the guns
  2. It made a huge wave
  3. It fell into the river ✓
  4. It waded through the Thames

Answer: It fell into the river

From page 5

In H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds', who was trapped with the writer in the ruins after another Martian cylinder fell?

Choices

  1. a terrified clergyman ✓
  2. a Martian
  3. a strong person
  4. a short cry

Answer: a terrified clergyman

From page 6

In H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds', what was covering everything in the world after the Martian tripod moved on?

Choices

  1. a uniform, blood-red color
  2. a ghost
  3. a silent, alien world
  4. a strange, crimson-red weed ✓

Answer: a strange, crimson-red weed

From page 7

Who did the writer find on Primrose Hill in London?

Choices

  1. a silent and empty London
  2. a giant tripod
  3. the artilleryman he had met by the river ✓
  4. a vast Martian camp

Answer: the artilleryman he had met by the river

From page 8

In H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds', what caused the Martians to die?

Choices

  1. the Heat-Ray
  2. the germs on our planet ✓
  3. the red weed
  4. the giant metal legs

Answer: the germs on our planet

From page 9

In H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds', who did the writer find at his home weeks after the Martian invasion?

Choices

  1. His wife ✓
  2. an empty and ruined house
  3. a silent hall
  4. a red spark of Mars

Answer: His wife

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