According to Beatty, our new way of educating students requires teachers to...

Encourage students to memorize facts, but not to think independently

How does Montag know something terrible has happened to Mildred?

Her pill bottle rolls across the floor, and it is empty

Why is the text titled Fahrenheit 451?

451 is the temperature when paper burns; "the point of no return"

What is the sad truth about Mildred's "hangover theory"?

She hasn't socialized in three years; she couldn't have hosted a party

Why are the firemen summoned to the old woman's home?

Her neighbor reported her to the authorities

What happened to Clarisse?

She was hit by a car and killed

When we meet Montag...

He has just burned books and is walking home

Why do handymen help Mildred, instead of doctors?

Overdoses are so common, they are no longer a medical emergency

Why does Beatty come over to visit Montag?

He knows Montag is struggling with doubts

The fire house slogan is...

"Burn 'em to the ashes, then burn the ashes"

According to Beatty, how does the mechanical hound "hunt"?

The mechanical hound is programmed to attack what they want it to attack

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1
What is the old woman holding in her hand?
Money
A match
A hose
The Bible
2
True / false. The next morning, Mildred wakes up feeling hungover and believes she hosted a fabulous party.
True
False
3
What does Guy take from the old woman's house?
A book
A bag of money
A map to a new place where reading isn't outlawed
Her picture (so he can remember her)
4
True / false. According to the radio, "war may be declared at any hour..."
False
True
5
According to Beatty, our new way of educating students requires teachers to...
Teach students critical thinking skills
Teach students empathy and kindess
Encourage students to be on screens while in school
Encourage students to memorize facts, but not to think independently
6
How does Montag know something terrible has happened to Mildred?
The house has been trashed; someone broke in
Clarisse warns him on the sidewalk
Her pill bottle rolls across the floor, and it is empty
There are books on the porch, and the hound is circling
7
Fahrenheit 451 includes a number of predictions such as...
Airpods
all of the above
Addiction to screens
The opiod crisis
8
What was Bradbury protesting?
Hitler / Nazi Germany
Soviet Russia
"The space race" (tech advancement)
McCarthyism
9
Why is the text titled Fahrenheit 451?
Bradbury asked a neighbor to name the book, and this is what they picked
Guy Montag destroys 451 houses before coming to his senses
There are 451 essential books that should never be destroyed
451 is the temperature when paper burns; "the point of no return"
10
When did Ray Bradbury write Fahrenheit 451?
1930
1950
2000
1970
11
Who is waiting on the sidewalk in the middle of the night?
Mildred
Clarisse
Beatty
The mechanical hound
12
What is the sad truth about Mildred's "hangover theory"?
She hasn't socialized in three years; she couldn't have hosted a party
Parties are banned; the police would have arrested her
Mildred doesn't know which day it is
In addition to her accidental overdose, Mildred actually was drunk
13
According to Beatty, a book is...
a loaded gun
a stumbling block that must be removed
nothing more than garbage
a silly dream
14
Why are the firemen summoned to the old woman's home?
Her son is a fireman and he saw her books
Her neighbor reported her to the authorities
The mechanical hound found her books
She turned herself in because she was overwhelmed with guilt
15
According to the fireman's handbook, who was the first fireman?
Thomas Jefferson
Christopher Columbus
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
16
What happened to Clarisse?
She was arrested for reading
She was hit by a car and killed
She becomes the first female "fireman"
She moved away to go to college
17
When we meet Montag...
He has just burned books and is walking home
He searches Clarisse's house, looking for hidden texts
He is driving through the country on his way to work
He is in a library stealing books
18
True / false. Mildred wears seashells in her ears because she'd rather listen to music than the real world.
False
True
19
Clarisse offends Montag by asking him if he is...
content
happy
lonely
wealthy
20
Why do handymen help Mildred, instead of doctors?
Overdoses are so common, they are no longer a medical emergency
Mildred broke a window, and Montag needs the handymen to fix it
The handymen happen to be free, while the doctors are busy
Doctors no longer exist
21
True / false. Based on Mildred's driving record, it is possible she was the driver who killed Clarisse...
True
False
22
Why does Beatty come over to visit Montag?
He heard about Clarisse and wants to comfort his employee
He knows Montag is struggling with doubts
He warns Montag he's going to burn down his house
He knows Montag stole a bag of money from the lady's house
23
The fire house slogan is...
"Screens are your salvation; words can only hurt you"
"Burn 'em to the ashes, then burn the ashes"
"All books are evil, but some are more evil than others"
"Books must be banned"
24
According to Beatty, firemen are...
custodians of our peace of mind
they guard us from the rightful dread of being inferior
all of the above
official censors, judges, executors
25
According to Beatty, how does the mechanical hound "hunt"?
He is allowed to run around during the afternoon when everyone sleeps
He roams around at night
They walk him on a leash like a real dog so he can find rodents
The mechanical hound is programmed to attack what they want it to attack

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