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Ray Bradbury Quiz - Examen
  • 1. According to Ray Bradbury, why have his stories been so successful?
A) Unforgettable metaphors
B) A great action-filled plot
C) A great cast of heroes
  • 2. Why does Bradbury feel that reading is still so important?
A) "You can't have a civilization without that, can you?"
B) "Reading helps you get through school."
C) "I enjoy it immensely, and others should try it."
  • 3. The setting of "There Will Come Soft Rains" is also the ...
A) main character
B) plot
C) theme
  • 4. Why is no one home in "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
A) Everyone is at work or school
B) No one lives in the house because it's for sale
C) Everyone has been killed
  • 5. Where is the story, "The Flying Machine", set?
A) Russia
B) Japan
C) China
  • 6. In "The Flying Machine", what simile does Bradbury use to describe the flying machine?
A) like a fledgling bird struggling to fly"
B) "like a new dragon in a land of ancient dragons"
C) "like a new horizon in a simple world"
  • 7. How does the emperor justify executing the flying man?
A) His death will guarantee peace and safety for the rest of his people
B) The man refused to make more machines
C) The man will rival for his throne
  • 8. In "The Dragon", what metaphor does Bradbury use to describe the wind?
A) "torrent of darkness"
B) "a thousand souls dying"
C) "a fire-breathing dragon"
  • 9. What is the climax of "The Dragon"?
A) When the two knights collide head on with the dragon
B) When the two knights plot to slay the dragon
C) When the conductors arrive safely in Stokely
  • 10. In "The Dragon", what is the dragon actually?
A) A train
B) A dinosaur
C) A lizard
  • 11. In "The Foghorn", why does the monster come to the tower?
A) It hears the call of the foghorn
B) It is lost during the storm
C) It visits every day
  • 12. In "The Foghorn", what simile does Bradbury use to describe the foghorn?
A) "like the cheerful call of a bird flying"
B) "like trees in autumn with no leaves"
C) "like the vicious roar of a monster"
  • 13. What is the climax of "The Foghorn"?
A) The monster attacks and destroys the lighthouse
B) The men are rescued from the lighthouse
C) The monster sinks back into the ocean
  • 14. What is the resolution of "The Fohorn"?
A) A new lighthouse is built, but the monster never returns
B) The monster returns to destroy every lighthouse that is built
C) They hunt the monster and ultimately kill it
  • 15. in "The Foghorn", why does McDunn lie to the rescuers about how the lighthouse was destroyed?
A) McDunn is a ghost
B) McDunn doesn't want scientists to search for and kill the monster
C) McDunn wanted a new lighthouse to work in
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