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Fahrenheit 451 Final Assessment
Fahrenheit 451 Final Assessment
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1
What is Bradbury's purpose for writing the novel?
Wants readers to see a dystopian world and power corrupts.
He wants to show readers the idea of a utopia.
He wants to predict the future and shock readers.
He wants to show readers how to overpower the government.
2
Granger chooses Montag to lead the hobos to the city.
standing up for one's beliefs
books and knowledge create freedom
life and death
censorship
3
Montag reads "Dover Beach" to Mildred, Mrs. Phelps, and Mrs. Bowles bc he feels its important.
standing up for one's beliefs
life and death
censorship
books and knowledge create freedom
4
According to Faber, which is NOT one of the things missing from the world w/o books?
Books and media that have layers of quality of info.
The right to know what is really happening in their world.
Freedom to choose what they can do in their free time.
The right for citizens to think, process, carry out actions.
5
Montag turned. Why, says Montag slowly, we’ve stopped in front of my house.
irony
allusion
imagery
hyperbole
6
Mildred and other citizen’s constant need to listen to their ear radios and watch television.
societys general ignorance
conformity
technologys hold on society
propaganda
7
"To one another! For the world, which seems / to lie before us like a land of dreams"
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
imagery
8
What is the purpose of the diction- "Speed up the film, click, quick, look, now, flick.."
to show Beatty is a quick thinker
to show the fast pace of their society
to incorporate onomatopoeia
to incorporate alliteration
9
“The night I kicked the pill-bottle in the dark, like kicking a buried mine”
simile
allusion
metaphor
oxymoron
10
Determine the tone: "Books just might stop us from making the same damn insane mistakes!”
excited
sinister
resigned
irritated
11
The women base their votes on the political candidate that is attractive instead of real issues
propaganda
societys general ignorance
technologys hold on society
conformity
12
A book is a loaded gun next door. Who knows who might be the target of a well-read man?
onomatopoeia
simile
alliteration
hyperbole
13
What is the
ultimate
goal of Montag and Faber’s plan?
To reduce the number of firemen by framing them for crimes.
To plant books in other firemen’s houses and turn them in
To take down Beatty since he is the leader of the firemen
To get the citizens to turn on the firemen due to hypocrisy
14
There sat Beatty, perspiring gently the floor littered w/ swarms of black moths that had died.
imagery
alliteration
allusion
oxymoron
15
What dystopian element? Denham’s Dentifrice commercials blaring on the subway.
technologys hold on society
propaganda
conformity
societys general ignorance
16
I'm antisocial, they say. I'm very social indeed. It all depends on what you mean by social.
metaphor
oxymoron
irony
allusion
17
Common theme of F451 and Vonnegut article
book banning hurts individuals and society
books create chaos and conflict
books are not necessary for freedom of society
books are a representation of ppl who did not exist
18
How is Montag a dystopian protagonist?
He feels trapped and questions his society.
He doubts Clarisse and resents Mildred.
He fears change and what his future may hold.
He allows Beatty to intimidate and control him.
19
What does the river symbolize to Montag?
Able to cleanse Montag and allow him to come out a new man
Able to allow Montag to rehydrate after his escape
Able to wash away his sins
Able to cool his anger about Clarisse’s death
20
To which event does the title of Part II, The Sieve and the Sand, relate to?
When the firemen show up to burn Montag’s house
When Montag tries to convince Millie to read books with him
Montag trying to memorize the Bible to preserve it.
When Montag goes to Faber to get help understanding books
21
"Christ is one of our ‘family’ now. I often wonder if God recognizes His own son..."
metaphor
allusion
personification
hyperbole
22
If told from Beatty's perspective, how would it be different?
a reader would know for sure if Beatty had books of his own
a reader would know Mildred's thoughts about Beatty
a reader would know Montag's developing thought
reader would know all characters thoughts and perspectives
23
Montag was standing there,
limned
in the bright small screen from outside. Define limned.
confused
hidden
itemized
portrayed
24
Mildred attends "church" on the TV parlor and Jesus promotes products.
citizens are perceived to be under surveillance
propaganda
figurehead is worshipped
independent thoughts restricted
25
Reading is limited to comics, digests, and trade manuals.
books and knowledge create freedom
censorship
standing up for one's beliefs
life and death
26
What is the irony behind Mildred's departure?
She lost her home, even after turning in her husband.
She will miss seeing The White Clown finale.
She was so close to getting a 4th wall TV.
She regrets losing her TV fam more than her real fam.
27
Which of the following is an example of BOTH elements in the Power and Oppression unit?
Montag learns knowledge has power
Montag fights Beatty’s oppression when he takes control
Clarisse understands that Montag is oppressed and unhappy
Faber allows the destruction of books bc he is afraid
28
What does the mirror factory symbolize?
society's need to reflect on themselves
society's need to recreate the past
society's vanity
society's future
29
Montag realizes that the firemen seem to look the same and Beatty refers to them as his sheep.
conformity
propaganda
technologys hold on society
societys general ignorance
30
“The train door whistled open. Montag stood. The door gasped, started shut."
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
allusion
