DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 620 017
I B.A. English Semester II Course: Fiction
Quiz Question Bank
Unit III:
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
101. In The Time Machine, what is the name of the creatures that live above ground?
a. Eloi b. Morlocks c. Weena d. porcelains
102. Where is the time machine hidden?
a. in the morlocks underworld
b. in the palace of green porcelains
c. in the woods near the palace of green porcelains
d. in the pedestal of the sphinx statue
103. What do the Morlocks fear most?
a. the time machine b. the time traveller c. the Eloi d. light.
104. The Time Machine was first published in the book form in_____.
a. 1895 b. 1905 c. 1915 d. 1925.
105. In The Time Machine, what is the fourth dimension?
a. hope b. the past c. space d. time.
106. What does the time traveller use to strike the Morlocks?
a. a lever b. the time machine c. Weena d. a stick
107. How does the time traveller meet Weena?
a. he finds her sleeping.
b. he saves her from drowning
c. he saves her from the Morlocks
d. she introduces herself to him.
108. How does the time traveller believe time is related to space?
, a. he does not think it is
b. it is slower than space
c. it is space’s zero dimension
d. it is space’s fourth dimension.
109. What do the Eloi eat?
a. flowers b. Morlocks c. meat d. fruits.
110. The Time Machine symbolizes________
a. space b. science and reason c. invention d. future.
111. “Communism said I to myself” whose statement is this?
a. the time traveller’s b. medical man’s c. psychologist’s d. Weena’s.
112. The Morlocks represent the_________.
a. poor b. tribal c. giant d. aristocracy.
113. H.G. Wells supported the First World War as…………
a. war to end war b. war and murder c. sacrifice d. peaceful.
114. H.G. Wells joined in the Fabian society in the year………….
a. 1909 b. 1906 c.1903 d.1905
115. Wells most important novel in the inter-war years is……….
a. the world of William Clissold b. the world would be lost c. ending d. wars.
116. Who is an introvert in The Time Machine?
a. Filby b. The Provincial Mayor c. The Time Traveller d. Psychologist.
117. The Time Machine perceives the exploration of the dualities between ______
a. Technology and time b. aestheticism and utilitarianism c. middle and intelligent d. good
and bad.
118. What is meant by instantaneous?
a. emergency b. praise c. happy d. cry.
119. Who says this statement, “the ruddy sunset set me thinking of the sunset of mankind”?
a. the psychologist b. the medical man c. the time traveller d. doctor.
120. What do Morlocks eat?
BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 620 017
I B.A. English Semester II Course: Fiction
Quiz Question Bank
Unit III:
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
101. In The Time Machine, what is the name of the creatures that live above ground?
a. Eloi b. Morlocks c. Weena d. porcelains
102. Where is the time machine hidden?
a. in the morlocks underworld
b. in the palace of green porcelains
c. in the woods near the palace of green porcelains
d. in the pedestal of the sphinx statue
103. What do the Morlocks fear most?
a. the time machine b. the time traveller c. the Eloi d. light.
104. The Time Machine was first published in the book form in_____.
a. 1895 b. 1905 c. 1915 d. 1925.
105. In The Time Machine, what is the fourth dimension?
a. hope b. the past c. space d. time.
106. What does the time traveller use to strike the Morlocks?
a. a lever b. the time machine c. Weena d. a stick
107. How does the time traveller meet Weena?
a. he finds her sleeping.
b. he saves her from drowning
c. he saves her from the Morlocks
d. she introduces herself to him.
108. How does the time traveller believe time is related to space?
, a. he does not think it is
b. it is slower than space
c. it is space’s zero dimension
d. it is space’s fourth dimension.
109. What do the Eloi eat?
a. flowers b. Morlocks c. meat d. fruits.
110. The Time Machine symbolizes________
a. space b. science and reason c. invention d. future.
111. “Communism said I to myself” whose statement is this?
a. the time traveller’s b. medical man’s c. psychologist’s d. Weena’s.
112. The Morlocks represent the_________.
a. poor b. tribal c. giant d. aristocracy.
113. H.G. Wells supported the First World War as…………
a. war to end war b. war and murder c. sacrifice d. peaceful.
114. H.G. Wells joined in the Fabian society in the year………….
a. 1909 b. 1906 c.1903 d.1905
115. Wells most important novel in the inter-war years is……….
a. the world of William Clissold b. the world would be lost c. ending d. wars.
116. Who is an introvert in The Time Machine?
a. Filby b. The Provincial Mayor c. The Time Traveller d. Psychologist.
117. The Time Machine perceives the exploration of the dualities between ______
a. Technology and time b. aestheticism and utilitarianism c. middle and intelligent d. good
and bad.
118. What is meant by instantaneous?
a. emergency b. praise c. happy d. cry.
119. Who says this statement, “the ruddy sunset set me thinking of the sunset of mankind”?
a. the psychologist b. the medical man c. the time traveller d. doctor.
120. What do Morlocks eat?
