The Martian Chronicles Quiz

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 and Martians work together to rebuild. Humans have barely survived, Martians are extinct The Martians have taken over Earth and enslaved humans

Who owns half of Mars?

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

Who kills the entire Second Expedition?

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

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

Question Answer Choices almost none one 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 invisibility shapeshifting telepathy

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

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

What continent is "atomized" in the nuclear war?

Question Answer Choices Australia North America Antarctica Africa

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

Question Answer Choices 30 years 10 years 1000 years 100 years

Bradbury originally published these stories in what way?

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

What disease killed most of the Martians?

Question Answer Choices chicken pox influenza leprosy rabies