The Martian Chronicles Quiz

How many humans remain on Mars after the nuclear war on Earth begins?

Question Answer Choices one almost none about 100 in each city 2 million

The descriptions and powers of the Martians sometimes change from story to story. Which of these powers was NEVER said to be a Martian ability?

Question Answer Choices shapeshifting telepathy invisibility

Bradbury originally published these stories in what way?

Question Answer Choices they were never published under a pseudonym one at a time as a novel

What is the approximate timespan in which the stories take place?

Question Answer Choices 100 years 30 years 10 years 1000 years

What continent is "atomized" in the nuclear war?

Question Answer Choices Antarctica Australia North America Africa

Who kills the entire Second Expedition?

Question Answer Choices Sam Parkhill Mr. Xxx Spender Martians disguised as humans

Who owns half of Mars?

Question Answer Choices Captain Wilder Walter Gripp Mr. Xxx Sam Parkhill

What has happened to humanity and the Martians by the end of the story?

Question Answer Choices The humans control Mars, and treat Martians as pets Humans have barely survived, Martians are extinct The Martians have taken over Earth and enslaved humans Humans and Martians work together to rebuild.

What disease killed most of the Martians?

Question Answer Choices rabies influenza chicken pox leprosy

What happens to the robotic house in There Will Come Soft Rains?

Question Answer Choices It slowly falls apart over hundreds of years It is destroyed in a nuclear attack A tree falls on it, and it burns down A band of survivors take shelter in it