Ray Bradbury Quiz

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1. According to Ray Bradbury, why have his stories been so successful?

A) A great cast of heroes
B) Unforgettable metaphors
C) A great action-filled plot

2. Why does Bradbury feel that reading is still so important?

A) "Reading helps you get through school."
B) "You can't have a civilization without that, can you?"
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) theme
C) plot

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) Japan
B) China
C) Russia

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) The man will rival for his throne
B) The man refused to make more machines
C) His death will guarantee peace and safety for the rest of his people

8. In "The Dragon", what metaphor does Bradbury use to describe the wind?

A) "a thousand souls dying"
B) "a fire-breathing dragon"
C) "torrent of darkness"

9. What is the climax of "The Dragon"?

A) When the two knights collide head on with the dragon
B) When the conductors arrive safely in Stokely
C) When the two knights plot to slay the dragon

10. In "The Dragon", what is the dragon actually?

A) A lizard
B) A train
C) A dinosaur

11. In "The Foghorn", why does the monster come to the tower?

A) It is lost during the storm
B) It visits every day
C) It hears the call of the foghorn

12. In "The Foghorn", what simile does Bradbury use to describe the foghorn?

A) "like the vicious roar of a monster"
B) "like the cheerful call of a bird flying"
C) "like trees in autumn with no leaves"

13. What is the climax of "The Foghorn"?

A) The monster sinks back into the ocean
B) The men are rescued from the lighthouse
C) The monster attacks and destroys the lighthouse

14. What is the resolution of "The Fohorn"?

A) The monster returns to destroy every lighthouse that is built
B) A new lighthouse is built, but the monster never returns
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 wanted a new lighthouse to work in
B) McDunn doesn't want scientists to search for and kill the monster
C) McDunn is a ghost

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