Ray Bradbury: Short Stories Quizzes

Ray Bradbury: Short Stories Quiz 1

1 What type of home do the Hadley's live in?
Victorian Mansion

Levitt and Sons

Ranch

Happy-life Home
2 Where do the Hadley children go to imagine different environments?
Nursery

Kitchen

Outside

Bedroom
3 Which scene is permanently in the Hadley nursery?
Forest

Veldt

Peter Pan

Aladdin
4 Which of his own items does George find in the nursery?
His belt

His hat

His shirt

His wallet
5 Which tasks does the Hadley house take care of?
Tying shoes

Cooking dinner

Washing laundry

All of the above
6 How does the psychologist respond to the veldt?
He believes it indicates very dark thoughts from the children

He doesn't think it is a problem

He doesn't offer an opinion

He thinks it means they have an active imagination
7 What kind of relationship do the Hadley children have with their parents?
They love and respect their parents

They fear their parents

They manipulate their parents and get what they want

They sometimes disagree, but overall it is a positive relationship
8 What does George Hadley decide to do after getting the psychologist's opinion?
Allow their activities to continue as usual

Slowly wean the children of the nursery and the house's gadgets

Turn off the house

Limit the time in the nursery
9 How do the Hadley children respond to their parents decision to shut down the house?
They are happy about the decision

They are angry but they ultimately understand

They beg for more time in the nursery

They run away from the house to a friend's house
10 Who locks George and Lydia in the nursery?
They are not locked in the nursery

Their children

The house

The psychologist
11 What is Eckels hunting in the past?
Lions

Apes

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Cavemen
12 What is the most important rule for Eckels and his companions when they go back in time?
Do not shoot anything but the designated animal

Stay on the designated path

Do not bring anything back on the time machine

All of the above
13 How does Eckels react when he sees the Tyrannosaurus Rex?
He shoots wildly

He is terrified and paralyzed by fear

He is very happy with his decision

He begins to yell at his companions
14 What mistake does Eckels make?
He walks off of the designated path

He shoots the wrong dinosaur

He is bitten by the Tyrannosaurus Rex

He shoots one of his companions
15 What indicates that something has changed in the future?
They are unable to return to the office

The office doesn't exist

There is a new man sitting behind the desk

The different spelling on the sign in the office
16 How does Eckels know that serious changes have occurred?
They are unable to return to the office

He does not recognize anyone as human

The air is filled with pollution

A different candidate won the election
17 Which animal's death altered history in "A Sound of Thunder"?
Butterfly

Mouse

Insect

Bird
18 How does "There Will Come Soft Rains" begin?
The house is making breakfast

The house is on fire

The mother is making breakfast

It's a normal day
19 What cleans up the messes in the house in "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
Robot dog

Robot mice

The inhabitants

The floors suck up the mess
20 How is the house destroyed in "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
Pillaged

Self-Destruction

Flood

Fire
21 Which is a prominent theme in "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
Mankind perishing

Automation

Continuation

All of the above
22 Which literary technique does Bradbury use to describe the Tyrannosaurus Rex in "A Sound of Thunder"?
Magical Realism

Alliteration

Allusion

Metaphor
23 Which is a prominent theme in "A Sound of Thunder"?
Isolation

Automation

Interconnectivity

Family values
24 Which animal indicates that something drastic has happened in "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
Robotic mice

A bird

A cat

The family dog
25 Why is Margot the most attached of the students to seeing the sun?
She remembers it

She has read the most about it

She will never see it again in her life

She has never seen the sun

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