Why did the Emergency Hospital send technicians instead of a doctor to treat Mildred?

The kind of medical procedure was very common

Where does Montag hide the stolen book?

He hides the book behind a pillow.

Which is the best description of Clarisse McClellan?

She is a young girl who likes to think and talk.

What makes Montag cry?

The fact that he wouldn't cry if Mildred died.

What comes between Montag and Mildred?

Mildred's obsession with the parlor walls.

What does Guy Montag's job entail?

He is a fireman who burns books.

According to Clarisse, what do people talk about?

They don't talk about anything.

What did Montag believe had been done to the Mechanical Hound?

It had been programmed to act against Montag.

The firemen wanted to provide as much of a show as possible. How did they do this?

They had the fires at night, so it was more of a spectacle.

How do the firemen know which houses had books?

Neighbors, family member, & friends telephoned authorities.

Which is NOT a quality/characteristic of the Mechanical Hound?

It is programmed to protect all firemen.

What are the parlor walls?

They were walls surrounded by television screens.

What does Captain Beatty believe?

Books put upsetting thoughts in peoples' minds.

What was Montag afraid would happen when Captain Beatty came to visit?

He was afraid the Captian would find the book he had stolen.

What happens to people who break the law?

They are sent to the insane asylum.

What allusion does the old lady make when the firemen first enter her home?

She alludes to Latimer and Ridley who were burned alive.

What happened to Mildred in her first introduction to the novel.

She overdosed on sleeping pills.

What did the old woman do?

She lit a hidden match and committed suicide.

Which is not a characteristic that Clarisse uses to describe her peers' behavior?

They are always asking questions.

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Fahrenheit 451: The Hearth and the Salamander Quiz Review

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1
"...thinking of the ventilator grill in the hall at home and what lay hidden behind the grill."
conflict
allusion
foreshadowing
flashback
2
Who is Mildred?
She is Montag's wife.
She is a school teacher.
She is Clarisse's mother.
She is a receptionist at the fire station.
3
Who is Guy Montag?
He is a doctor.
He is a fireman.
He is a police officer.
He is a librarian.
4
Why did the Emergency Hospital send technicians instead of a doctor to treat Mildred?
The kind of medical procedure was very common
All the doctors were helping other patients.
Doctor's don't exist in this society.
Mildred didn't have enough insurance coverage for an M.D.
5
Montag's job of being a fireman who starts fires is an example of what literary element?
conflict
allusion
characterization
irony
6
Where does Montag hide the stolen book?
He hides the book behind a pillow.
He hides the book in the parlor wall.
He hides the book in a bush.
He hides the book in the ventilator.
7
According to Captain Beatty, what must all people be?
All people must be made to worship Big Brother.
All people must be made unique.
All people must be made in Big Brother's image.
All people must be made equal.
8
Which is the best description of Clarisse McClellan?
She is a young girl who likes to think and talk.
She is shy and quiet.
She is extremely rigid and law-abiding.
She is a flirt whose only concern is getting men to like her
9
What makes Montag cry?
Thinking about his mother.
Thinking about Clarisse.
The fact that he wouldn't cry if Mildred died.
Memories of his father.
10
What is the cause of Montag's illness?
Anger
Alcohol
Sleeping pills
Guilt
11
Who allowed the change to happen in society?
The firemen
The children
The people
The government
12
"Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle..." (Bradbury 33).
symbolism
conflict
foreshadowing
allusion
13
What comes between Montag and Mildred?
Mildred's alcoholism.
Mildred's shopping addiction.
Mildred's addiction to sleeping pills.
Mildred's obsession with the parlor walls.
14
What does Guy Montag's job entail?
He works for the Ministry of War.
He maintains information files for the city.
He maintains the peace in society.
He is a fireman who burns books.
15
What did the technicians put in Mildred?
new blood
new memories
food
an antidote
16
What does Montag believe is outside his window.
The Salamander
The Mechanical Hound
A Phoenix car
A box of books
17
According to Clarisse, what do people talk about?
They gossip about people.
They talk about movies.
They talk about current events.
They don't talk about anything.
18
What did Montag believe had been done to the Mechanical Hound?
It had been programmed to follow all commands.
It had been programmed to beg for food.
It had been programmed to act against Montag.
It had been programmed to attack the elderly.
19
What does Montag ask Mildred to do?
run away with him
give him a sleeping pill
leave him alone
read the hidden books with him
20
What makes Montag vomit?
The smell of alcohol
Mildred's cooking
Sleeping pills
The smell of kerosene
21
What is NOT a realization that Montag comes to regarding books?
A man was behind every book.
Books make people go insane.
A man spent a lifetime to put his thoughts down.
There must be something in books
22
"One time, as a child, in a power failure, his mother had found and lit a last candle..."
conflict
foreshadowing
flashback
allusion
23
Clarisse asked Montag a question at the end of their first meeting. What was the question?
"Are you in love?"
"Have you ever read any of the books you burned?"
"Are you happy?"
"Why don't you have children?"
24
The firemen wanted to provide as much of a show as possible. How did they do this?
They made watching mandatory for everyone over age twelve.
They had the fires at night, so it was more of a spectacle.
They advertised by having volunteers spread the word.
They had a famous person start the blaze.
25
Who is Captian Beatty?
He is Montag's boss at work.
He is the mayor.
He is a retired naval officer. He tells old sea stories.
He is Clarisse's uncle.
26
What does Montag ask Mildred?
"Are you happy?"
"What did you do with your sleeping pills?"
"Are you drunk?"
"When did we meet? And where?"
27
How do the firemen know which houses had books?
The Mechanical Hounds could sniff them out.
Neighbors, family member, & friends telephoned authorities.
They conducted random searches.
The books had tracking devices.
28
What did Montag do in the old lady's home?
He destroyed all of her old family pictures.
He sat and cried.
He ran away in fear.
He took a book.
29
What does Montag pull out of the air conditioning system?
money
love letters
books
information on criminals
30
Which is NOT a quality/characteristic of the Mechanical Hound?
It has eight legs.
It has a steel-needle coming out of its nose.
It is programmed to hunt and kill.
It is programmed to protect all firemen.
31
What are the parlor walls?
They were propaganda murals.
They were surveillance walls.
They were barricades.
They were walls surrounded by television screens.
32
Why has Montag's routine been disturbed?
Clarrise has disappeared.
Mildred is pregnant.
He lost his job.
He's being followed by the Mechanical Hound.
33
What does Captain Beatty believe?
All people should be masters of their own destinies.
The world was about to end.
Firemen should be the highest paid workers.
Books put upsetting thoughts in peoples' minds.
34
Where did Clarisse get most of her information about the way life used to be?
She watched old videos.
She secretly read her grandmother's diaries.
Her uncle told her.
She learned it in history class.
35
When Mildred wakes up the following day, what does she believe is wrong with her?
She thinks she's hungover.
She believes she has the stomach flu.
She believes she took too many sleeping pills.
She thinks she's pregnant.
36
How does Mildred react to Montag’s exposing his secret stash of books?
She loves him even more for his rebellious.
She feels proud of him.
She feels nothing because she plans to leave him anyway.
She feels angry and scared.
37
What happened to Clarisse?
She was hypnotized and forced to change her thinking.
She escaped to the wilderness to join the rebel forces.
She was attacked by a pack of Mechanical Hounds.
She was hit by a car.
38
What was Montag afraid would happen when Captain Beatty came to visit?
He was afraid the Captian would find the book he had stolen.
He was afraid the Captain would eat all his food rations.
He was afraid the Captain would stay for a long time.
He was afraid the Captain would see how well he was living.
39
What did Montag hear Mildred do in the bathroom?
He heard her throw up.
He heard her take pills.
He heard her crying.
He heard her pooping.
40
What fills the minds of people?
Thoughts of jealousy
Paranoia
Knowledge
Non-combustible data/'facts'
41
Who is Clarisse McClellan?
She is Montag's niece.
She is Montag's neighbor.
She is Montag's mistress.
She is Montag's sister.
42
What happens to people who break the law?
They are given a fair trial.
They are sent to the insane asylum.
They are executed.
They are locked up without a trial.
43
What are all firemen allowed to keep for 24 hours?
a book
a deck of cards
a Mechanical Hound
a film strip of real history
44
What allusion does the old lady make when the firemen first enter her home?
She alludes to the biblical Tower of Bable.
She alludes to Latimer and Ridley who were burned alive.
She alludes to Benjamin Franklin as the first fireman.
She alludes to Dante's Inferno.
45
What happened to Mildred in her first introduction to the novel.
She was walking down the street.
She contracted a fatal disease.
She was caught reading a book.
She overdosed on sleeping pills.
46
What does Montag realize about firemen?
They all look the same.
They are all married.
They all have the same laugh.
They are all single.
47
What did the old woman do?
She lit a hidden match and committed suicide.
She dressed in black, knelt before the fire, and prayed.
She locked herself in her apartment and refused to watch.
She danced and threw more books on the blaze.
48
"Well, this fire'll last me the rest of my life. God! I've been trying to put it out."
Allusion
External conflict
Internal conflict
Flashback
49
Which is not a characteristic that Clarisse uses to describe her peers' behavior?
They are always asking questions.
They are destructive at the Car Wrecker place.
They drive recklessly an play 'chicken' and 'knock hub-caps'
They bully each other at the Fun Park.

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