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Martian Chronicles Trivia Quiz

This is about Bradbury's book "Martian Chronicles".

A multiple-choice quiz by dima2k4. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
dima2k4

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
246,479

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
569

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the person that Ylla dreams about? Hint

Pao

Doctor Nlle

Yll

Nathaniel York

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Question 2 of 10

2. Yll kills York.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. What do Martian eyes resemble? Hint

pearls

yellow buttons

human eyes

red diamonds

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Question 4 of 10

4. Yll apparently kills York with a gun that shoots what?
Hint

bees

bacteria

bullets

hallucinatory rays

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Question 5 of 10

5. What does Mr Xxx believes that Captain Williams' men are? Hint

actually Martians

radioactive

hallucinations

robots

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the "dad" in the end? Hint

NASA worker

politician

austonaut

writer

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Question 7 of 10

7. What year was this book published in? Hint

1951

1950

1954

1953

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Question 8 of 10

8. What other book has Bradbury written about a fireman? Hint

The Pedestrian

Fahrenheit 451

The Fireman

The Book Thief

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Question 9 of 10

9. Most Martians died of what?

Hint

starvation

hallucinatory recursion

chicken pox

malaria

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Question 10 of 10

10. When he is being hunted by the other men, Spender has a book of what?
Hint

History

Archaeology

Grammar

Philosophy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the person that Ylla dreams about?

Answer: Nathaniel York

She dreams of him with a rocket in the beginning of the book. She later tells her husband about him and he becomes jealous.

2. Yll kills York.

Answer: True

He shoots him right when the rocket lands on Mars because he is afraid that his wife doesn't love him anymore.

3. What do Martian eyes resemble?

Answer: yellow buttons

This is discovered when the people from Earth first see a Martian.

4. Yll apparently kills York with a gun that shoots what?

Answer: bees

This happens when the rocket from the first expedition first lands on Mars.

5. What does Mr Xxx believes that Captain Williams' men are?

Answer: hallucinations

This happens when Captain William and his men are sent to the asylum.

6. Who was the "dad" in the end?

Answer: politician

This happens after all of the Martians die out.

7. What year was this book published in?

Answer: 1950

Bradbury wrote a lot of other books around this time, including "The Pedestrian".

8. What other book has Bradbury written about a fireman?

Answer: Fahrenheit 451

It's about a fireman who burns books for a living. He later turns against the government and kills his fellow firemen.

9. Most Martians died of what?

Answer: chicken pox

This was brought to them by humans from the second expedition.

10. When he is being hunted by the other men, Spender has a book of what?

Answer: Philosophy

Spender is later killed by the other crewmen.

Source: Author dima2k4

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