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In what year was H.G. Wells born? |
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1836 |
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1866 |
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1896 |
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1926 |
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| 2 |
For what do the letters "H.G." stand? |
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Herman Gregory |
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Herbert George |
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Harvey Gillette |
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Harold Garvey |
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Which of the following best describes the occupation of his father? |
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Barber and Singer |
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Teacher and Scientist |
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Writer and Philanthropist |
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Gardener and Cricket Player |
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| 4 |
In his youth, H.G. Wells was... |
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an unwanted child. |
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a spoiled brat. |
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proclaimed a child prodigy, a "wonder kid". |
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a star athlete. |
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His nickname was: |
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Georgie Boy |
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Cricket |
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Bertie |
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Herbie |
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| 6 |
Wells was raised in... |
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luxury |
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middle-class surroundings |
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dismal poverty |
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an orphanage |
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He apprenticed to learn what occupation? |
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Draper |
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Shoemaker |
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Clocksmith |
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Barber |
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He was able to attend university by what means? |
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Hack writing. |
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Science scholarship. |
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Long hours in the drapery business. |
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Political connections. |
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At University, he was influenced by... |
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T.S. Huxley |
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Albert Einstein |
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Benjamin Disraeli |
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Jules Verne |
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His college career came to a halt when... |
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The Great War began. |
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He flunked out. |
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His scholarship was not renewed. |
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He was shot in the leg. |
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| 11 |
After college, Wells went to work... |
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writing. |
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teaching. |
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back in the drapery business. |
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doing nothing. |
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Wells' marriage to his cousin Isabel Wells... |
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was a long-time successful partnership. |
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was a long-time tempest of fighting and hatred. |
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ended tragically with her young death. |
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ended on their honeymoon. |
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After his marriage, Wells considered his life... |
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on the fast track to success. |
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on the right track, if rather slow. |
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boring and predictable. |
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not worth living. |
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| 14 |
Lewis Hind, Editor of the Pall Mall Budget, suggested Wells... |
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submit some essays on the future of science. |
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concentrate on short stories about science. |
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write a novel about the future. |
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give up writing because he had no talent. |
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Wells' first major writing effort was a serialized novel named "The Chronic Argonauts". Later, Hind published it as a complete work named.... |
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The Time Machine. |
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Journey to the Center of the Earth. |
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The Invisible Man. |
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War of the Worlds. |
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Wells did not consider his writings "science fiction". He preferred what description? |
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Masterpieces. |
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Science Romances. |
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Science Novels. |
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Classical Fiction. |
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After writing four of the most famous science fiction novels in four years---The Time Machine, Island of Dr. Moreau, Invisible Man, War of the Worlds---Wells suddenly... |
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abandoned writing. |
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concentrated on writing children's books. |
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refused to write any more science fiction. |
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went insane. |
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Wells made a famous remark about his chief rival to the claim of being Father of Science Fiction, Jules Verne, when he said: |
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Jules Verne is a greater genius than I. |
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Jules Verne is a god among men. |
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I've never read him. He writes in French, doesn't he? |
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He couldn't write his way out of a paper sack. |
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Many words have been written to describe Wells. Of the following, which has NOT been said about him? |
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Should have been a biologist. |
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"The Shakespeare of Science Fiction". |
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A modern Roger Bacon |
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A real-life Dr. Frankenstein. |
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| 20 |
H.G. Wells died in what year? |
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1946 |
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1956 |
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1976 |
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The last we heard he was still alive. |
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