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Fahrenheit 451 Quiz
Fahrenheit 451 Quiz
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Mildred is symbolism for...
The intense joy felt when spending time with others.
The disconnect that humans have from each other when tech. becomes life.
The dangers of being a married woman.
The overwhelming loneliness felt when marooned on a ship-wrecked island.
2
Fahrenheit 451's aspect of burning books is a direct allusion/symbolism to the Fascist book burnings of Berlin.
True
False
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The Fire itself is symbolism for...
Hope inside every person; no matter how faint or bright, fire gives warmth.
Hot dogs and s'mores!
Humanity's self destruction as we destroy our own history.
4
Which answer applies to Fahrenheit 451 as opposed to other works of Dystopian fiction?
To incite false joy in the people, the gov. will mandate happiness pills.
To incite lies into the people, the government must rewrite old knowledge.
To "unite" the people as one, the gov. will erase all sense of identity.
To incite fear into the people, the government will destroy old knowledge.
5
Beatty is symbolism for...
The hatred of all people in technology's eyes.
The hope that books will one day return to the high pedestal they once sat.
The cynical views of a world soon forgotten as tech. continues to grow.
6
Overall, what is an overlying theme of the novel?
The melancholic emptiness of humanity after we let tech. consume our lives.
The fun possibilities of firemen starting fires instead of stopping them.
The dangers of no longer having a reverent fear of death.
The dangers of censorship.
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Montag seeing his reflection in Clarisse's eyes is symbolism for her being unlike everyone, still having humanity left.
True
False
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Ironically, the book itself has been censored/banned on occasion.
False
True
9
Clarisse is symbolism for...
Technology slowly overtaking the planet.
Childhood's innocence and wonder with the world.
God's distaste for what humans have become.
The world's most evil notions.
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Montag is symbolism for...
A young sapling being ushered from its roots to continue its cycle.
The disconnect that humans have from each other when tech. invades life.
A hope for humanity to start again anew, like a phoenix from its ashes.
