Fahrenheit 451 Test Review

Question 1

In Bradbury’s version of the future, firemen

Accepted Answer

Help the government enforce censorship AND burn books

Question 2

At the beginning of the story, what is the “python”?

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A hose/flamethrower that shoots kerosene

Question 3

At the beginning of “Burning Bright,” what does Beatty reveal about the Mechanical Hound?

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Captain Beatty sent the Mechanical Hound after Montag.

Question 4

If what Mildred did in question four is fairly common, are people in this future happy?

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Most are happy superficially, but inside they are depressed.

Question 5

What is the green bullet?

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A listening device that allows Faber to talk to Montag.

Question 6

Who is chosen to burn down the house in the beginning of "Burning Bright"?

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Montag

Question 7

If Clarisse is inquisitive, then Mildred is...

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Apathetic

Question 8

Where does Montag go after his encounter with the beetle?

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To plant books in a fireman's house.

Question 9

What is the Mechanical Hound's purpose?

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It tracks fugitives.

Question 10

How does Mildred spend most of her time?

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Mildred entertains herself.

Question 11

In Fahrenheit 451, fire symbolizes...

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Power, Censorship, Destruction, Cleansing/rebirth

Question 12

At the end of “The Sieve and the Sand,” the firemen respond to an alarm at whose house?

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Montag

Question 13

To catch Montag while he is on the run, the government asks every citizen to do what?

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Get up and look out their doors.

Question 14

When the firemen investigate the house of a woman suspected of owning books...

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All of these.

Question 15

Which of the following words best describes Captain Beatty?

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Hypocritical

Question 16

Who chases Montag in the Volkswagen Beetle?

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Teenagers

Question 17

If Mildred is depressed, then Clarisse is...

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Happy.

Question 18

Bradbury uses the beetle chase to exemplify which theme?

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Violence

Question 19

How many times has the Mechanical Hound threatened Montag?

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Three times

Question 20

What kind of people have become homeless on the outskirts of society?

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Professors and authors.

Question 21

What did Mildred do that made her need emergency medical assistance?

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She overdosed on sleeping pills.

Question 22

What does Montag become at the end of the novel?

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the book of Ecclesiastes.

Question 23

The most important adjective we can use to describe Clarisse's personality is her

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curiosity

Question 24

Who is Faber?

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A former professor who helps Montag obtain books.

Question 25

What happens to the nearby city at the end of the novel?

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It is bombed/blown up.

Question 26

Mildred and her friends' lives are all about

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Pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain.

Question 27

Montag's revenge on Captain Beatty exhibits which of these literary devices?

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Both irony and symbolism

Question 28

Does Montag escape?

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Yes.

Question 29

"A book is a loaded gun" means that

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Knowledge is power; knowledge is dangerous., Knowledgeable people are dangerous to the government.

Question 30

Why is the school system at odds with Clarisse's personality?

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Clarisse is inquisitive, but schools don't allow questions.

Question 31

"A book is a loaded gun in the house next door," is an example of...

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metaphor

Fahrenheit 451 Test Review

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Fahrenheit 451 Test Review

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