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A Sound of Thunder
A Sound of Thunder
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Test your knowledge on the short story A Sound of Thunder, by Ray Bradbury.
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1
"Stay on the Path. Don't go off of it. If you fall off, there's a penalty." What is this?
Climax
Plot
Foreshadowing
Theme
2
"Each lower leg was a piston". What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
3
What is Travis' personality based off of his actions in the story?
Melancholy
Strict
Cautious
Reckless
4
Who is the Safari Guide?
Lesperance
Eckels
Mr. Travis
Keith
5
Who killed the dinosaur?
Eckels
Kramer and Travis
Travis and Eckels
Billings and Kramer
6
What substance was on the dinosaur that indicated to kill it?
Blue Paint
Yellow Paint
Green Paint
Red Paint
7
What must Eckels follow and stay on in the past?
The Path
The Yellow Brick Road
The Trail
The Walkway
8
In the last line of the story it says,"There was a sound of thunder." What happened?
Travis killed Eckels with his rifle.
A huge thunderstorm started.
Eckels killed Travis with his rifle.
The dinosaur appeared.
9
What was the name of the time traveling company?
Travel Back
Time Safari, Inc.
Safari Time, Inc.
Dino Hunt
10
Who was the President after Eckels returned to the present?
Keith
Trump
Deutscher
Obama
11
"It could reach up and grab the moon." The T-Rex cannot actually reach the moon. What is this?
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Hyperbole
12
"I'm shaking like a kid." What figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
13
Which Dinosaur was Eckels hunting?
Stegosaurus
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Velociraptor
Pterodactyl
14
Why did the hunters have to wear oxygen helmets?
The atmosphere is very thin.
They didn't want their germs in the ancient atmosphere.
They needed protection from dinosaurs.
They didn't want to change the future.
15
"They fired at the metallic eyelids". Why do they shoot the eyes first?
They shoot at the belly first, not the eyes.
Blinding the T-Rex is the first step to killing it.
The T-Rex had a deadly stare.
None of these.
16
What does killing one mouse do to the future, according to Travis?
It could lead to the extinction of an entire race.
All of these.
A caveman dies of starvation.
A chain reaction occurs, and the foxes and lions all die.
17
Why is Travis angry with Eckels about going off of the Path?
Lesperance might be fired.
None of these.
The Safari has to end earlier than usual.
The government might take away their traveling license.
18
How many people were in the safari group?
5
6
2
3
19
What word describes Eckels during the climax in the story?
Clueless
Confident
Frightened
Pugnacious
20
What did killing the butterfly do to the present?
Changed the trees.
Changed the thunder.
Changed the president.
Changed the English language.
21
Who is the author of this short story?
Ray Bradpury
Ray Badbury
Ray Bradberry
Ray Bradbury
22
What happened when Eckels saw the dinosaur?
He went back to the future alone.
He backed off of the Path.
He killed the dinosaur.
He killed everyone on the Safari.
23
How did the hunters know which dinosaurs to put red paint on?
Eckels went to the past and followed certain animals.
Lesperance went to the past and followed certain animals.
Travis went to the past and followed certain animals.
Kramer went to the past and followed certain animals.
24
What is Eckels forced to do after the dinosaur is killed?
Cut out the dinosaur's eyes.
Apologize to the dinosaur's father.
Steal the dinosaur's eggs.
Take the bullets out of the dinosaur's throat.
25
What does Eckels step on that changed the future?
Butterfly
Dinosaur Egg
Worm
Mouse
