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Fahrenheit 451 Unit Exam Review
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1
When Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451, he was influenced by what decade?
1950s
1930s
1960s
1920s
2
“The empty walls of the room were like the pale brows of sleeping giants,empty of dreams.”
Symbolism
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
3
Which of the following is a highly-motivating force of change for Montag?
the Mechanical Hound's growling
admonishment by Beatty
Mildred's suicide attempt
the old woman's death
4
This is how long it took Bradbury to write
F451
on a pay-per-hour typewriter in a UCLA basement
10 days
11 days
8 days
9 days
5
What animal metaphor does Montag use to describe the stomach pump and blood machine?
Salamander
Fish
Hound
Snake
6
What did Montag do after Beatty antagonized him at home?
He sat and cried.
He showed Mildred the books he had been hiding.
He disinfected everything the captain had touched.
He went out for a long walk.
7
What was Montag willing to do to convince Faber to help carry out the plan?
He would kill a bunch of dudes
He would quit his job and move in with Faber.
He would destroy the Bible until Faber would cooperate.
He would pay Faber
8
Where did Clarisse get most of her information about the way life used to be?
She watched old videos.
From President Winston Noble.
Her uncle told her.
She learned it in history class.
9
What smelled like perfume to Montag?
kerosene
smoke
staple glue
oil in a frying pan
10
During the manhunt for Montag, why did the media identify an innocent man as Montag?
Nobody really knew what he looked like.
The computer that was tracking him malfunctioned
The firemen needed a neat ending to the day's work.
Faber misled them to get them off of Montag's trail.
11
How did the firemen know which houses had books?
The books all had bar codes on the back covers.
The fire dogs could sniff them out.
People became informants and telephoned the authorities.
They conducted random searches.
12
How old is Montag when the novel begins?
35
25
20
30
13
Who said this? “Sore stomach, but I’m hungry...Hope I didn’t do anything foolish at the party.”
Clarisse
Montag
Mrs. Phelps
Mildred
14
We comprise Mildred's "family."
Guy and their two children
her two aunts
drug-induced hallucinations
television characters
15
What happens to the city after Montag's escape?
It is renamed as "Detroit."
It is evacuated.
It is invaded by aliens.
It is leveled.
16
Where did Ray Bradbury graduate from?
University of Southern California
Harvard University
UCLA
The library
17
When the Second Mechanical Hound kills the innocent man on television, what is never shown?
The man's cigarette brand.
The man's face.
The man's left hand.
The Mechanical Hound.
18
What impression does the number of attempted suicides give Montag about the state of society?
People are relying too much on medication
People are unsatisfied with their lives
People are satisfied with the government
People watch too much television
19
Why did Montag kill Captain Beatty?
Beatty was going to burn more books and harm Faber.
Beatty was having an affair with Mildred.
It was an accident – the flamethrower just “went off”
Montag went insane because he saw his books burning.
20
This is the occupation of Montag, his father, and his grandfather.
fireman
policeman
gestapo
librarian
21
What does the fact that Montag fails Clarisse's dandelion love test reveal to the reader?
Montag's marriage is not a healthy relationship
Montag will rebel against the government
Montag will soon be fired from his job
Montag is not capable of loving anyone
22
This is the first question Clarisse asks Montag.
Are you mad?
Are you happy?
Are you in love?
Are you married?
23
This character is a former nonficiton author who now heads the forest commune.
Mr. Black
Beatty
Granger
Faber
24
In the metaphor of the sieve and the sand, as Montag is reading the Bible, what is the sand?
his mind
the words in the book
his relationship with Mildred
the people around him
25
This character turns in her own husband to the firemen after he takes away her TV "family."
Clarisse
Mildred
Toriel
Emilia
26
What is a unique property of salamanders that makes them appropriate for this novel?
They are resistant to fire.
They were Bradbury's favorite animal.
Their blood can be used as fuel.
They are lizards.
27
What occurs at the climax of
Fahrenheit 451
?
Clarisse causes Montag to self-evaluate.
Montag kills Captain Beatty and the mechanical hound.
Clarisse is discovered alive and well in the commune.
Mildred is obliterated by a nuclear bomb.
28
In the metaphor of the sieve and the sand, as Montag is reading the Bible, what is the sieve?
Jesus
his mind
his depression and unhappiness
the words in the book
29
Montag realizes that, if Mildred were to die, he would...
probably lose his job
commit suicide
not mourn
remarry quickly
30
What is Captain Beatty's personal philosophy?
the world was about to end
people should be masters of their destiny
firemen should be paid better
books put upsetting thoughts in people's minds
31
What Shakespearean tragedy does Beatty quote immediately before his death?
Twelfth Night
Othello
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
32
I wrote "Dover Beach," the poem Montag reads to Mildred and her friends.
Robert Frost
Thomas Hardy
Oscar Wilde
Mathew Arnold
33
This is the symbol found on the helmets of fireman captains.
dragon
salamander
beetle
phoenix
34
Clarisse was part of the old world where talking was appreciated. How's this viewed by others?
She was thought to be intelligent.
She was revered as a holy one.
She was considered anti-social.
She was tolerated with amusement.
35
"Why waste your final hours racing about your cage denying you're a squirrel?"
Metaphor
Personification
Assonance
Simile
36
Fahrenheit 451 is classified as which type of science fiction?
flash
magical realism
dystopian
utopian
37
What are parlor walls?
interactive, three-dimensional television screens
disguised recording devices used by the government to spy
movable partitions for mostly personal privacy
barricades that separated neighbors from each other
38
This is the animal symbol on the helmets of rank-and-file firemen.
phoenix
dragon
salamander
stag beetle
39
This character hates books yet quotes them contantly to prove his point about their silliness.
Granger
Faber
Montag
Beatty
40
What test of love does Clarisse give Montag?
Rub a dandelion under your chin.
Pick a dandelion's petals off.
See if a dandelion smells like your love’s perfume.
Eat a dandelion and see if it turns your tongue yellow.
41
"What traitors books can be! You think they're backing you up, and they turn on you."
Symbolism
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
42
During the card game at the fire station, what question does Montag ask Beatty?
How many books have you personally read?
Do you think I could get a raise?
Did you ever want to become a writer?
Did firemen ever put out fires instead of start them?
43
Who said it? "The books are to remind us what asses and fools we are..."
Clarisse
Guy
Faber
Beatty
44
Describe Clarisse McClellan.
She is a young girl who likes to think and talk.
She is extremely rigid and law-abiding.
She is very flirty.
She is shy and slightly handicapped.
45
What traits bother Montag about his wife, Mildred (aka Millie)?
She is always rude and angry
She is sweet and overly protective
She has an addictive personality and is very shallow
She has ideas and likes to talk about them
46
We are the two books of the Bible from which Montag memorizes passages.
Ecclesiastes and Job
Ecclesiastes and Revelation
Song of Songs and Revelation
Job and Revelation
47
What did the old woman do after Captain Beatty threatened her?
She danced and threw more books on the blaze.
She locked herself in her apartment and refused to watch.
She dressed in black, knelt before the fire, and prayed
She lit the match and then committed suicide.
48
"That night I kicked the pill bottle in the dark, like kicking a buried mine."
metaphor
personification
alliteration
simile
49
How does the Mechanical Hound track its victims?
enhanced cybernetic hearing
remote control
infrared kinetic sensors
unique chemical signatures
50
What year was Ray Bradbury born?
1920
1900
1908
1915
51
Firemen in the
F451
society weren't completely necessary because...
People no longer desired to read.
Kids drive too fast to be caught by police.
The rain hurts the rhubarb.
Television was much more popular than public service.
52
This is how the commune tries to preserve knowledge of the old world.
digitization
memorization
infatuation
duplication
53
Who disappears early in the story?
Millie
Clarisse
Winnifred
Guy
54
Faber felt that three elements were missing from life. Which of these was NOT one of them?
Quality of information
The right to act or not act
The satisfaction of choosing one's own job
Leisure time to think
55
What did Montag fear about the Mechanical Hound (#1)?
It had been programmed to hunt him.
It had been programmed to hunt Mildred.
It wanted to be his friend.
It had been programmed to kill Clarisse.
56
This character is a cowardly and retired intellectual who tinkers with machines.
Faber
Beatty
Guy
Granger
57
Who said this? “Well, I’m seventeen and I’m crazy. My uncle says the two always go together.”
Montag
Celeste
Clarisse
Mildred
58
According to Mildred, what happened to Clarisse?
She was hypnotized and forced to change her thinking.
She was hit by a car.
She was attacked by a pack of mechanical hounds.
She ran off and married Billy
59
Why did the Emergency Hospital send technicians instead of a doctor?
There was a tremendous accident on the highway.
Revival after an overdose was such a common procedure.
Mildred had no insurance under the new health care law.
Doctors only treated men.
60
What human qualities are compromised by an oppresive and hyper-correct (aka PC) government?
Freedom and Commitment
Dignity and Commitment
Dignity and Commitment
Freedom and Dignity
61
What was different about the commune's fire that Montag saw after leaving the river?
It was considerably cooler
It was giving warmth and comfort, not destroying things.
It was fueled by natural wood instead of chemicals.
It was only giving off low flames.
62
How does Montag finally escape the second Mechanical Hound?
He drinks a chemical that changes the way he looks
Faber helps him to destroy his scent and evidence trail
He doesn't - it's still looking for him
It chases him into the river and malfunctions
63
What famous screenplay did Ray Bradbury write?
Twelve Jurors
A Streetcar Named Desire
Moby Dick
Death of a Salesman
64
This is what Faber gives Montag to help him escape the second Mechanical Hound.
a flamethrower
a replacement for the green bullet
a suitcase full of clothes
a gun and a hug
65
What explanation does Montag give as to why her love test does not work?
He is allergic to dandelions
Clarisse is crazy
Montag doesn’t believe in silly superstitions
Clarisse did it wrong on purpose.
