The Martian Chronicles Quiz

Who owns half of Mars?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question Answer Choices 10 years 1000 years 100 years 30 years

Bradbury originally published these stories in what way?

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

What continent is "atomized" in the nuclear war?

Question Answer Choices North America Antarctica Australia Africa

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

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

Who kills the entire Second Expedition?

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

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 invisibility telepathy shapeshifting

What disease killed most of the Martians?

Question Answer Choices rabies leprosy influenza chicken pox